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Instant access to administration tools by running existing Solaris Operating Environment administration tools found in
Solaris Easy Access Server software
Solaris Management Console software also provides a set of wizards to simplify complex administration tasks:
DNS server configuration
DNS client configuration
Default router modification
Change root password
Network connection configuration
Shutdown/restart computer
Solaris Administration Wizards can be run from Solaris Management Console software or invoked via the command line.
The wizards make the Solaris Operating Environment easy to administer by providing a point-and-click, Java technology-
based graphical user interface (GUI) for configuring Solaris systems.
Solaris Resource Manager Software
Solaris Resource Manager 1.2 software helps you control costs and ensure that the enterprise applications your company
depends on are allocated their share of available system resources. It redefines the traditional single application system
model and offers a better solution by enabling you to consolidate multiple applications on a single UNIX® server or in a
highly available Sun Cluster environment -- and deliver predictable service levels.
With Solaris Resource Manager software, you control server resources using methods similar to those found on expensive
mainframes. Multiple users, groups, and applications can be guaranteed predictable service levels on a single server. By
dynamically allocating unused CPU capacity to active users and applications, resource utilization is increased. And since
you can set and enforce policies that control how resources are used, systems are easier to manage. Simply put, your
enterprise makes the most of the resources it already has.
Ensures Service Availability
The challenge for IT managers today is to provide a consistent level of service to sites with large numbers of users. To
accomplish this and keep costs under control you need the right tools. For example, power users, such as Wall Street
traders, may occasionally need faster access to execute a complex query, while other users in the same environment have
more consistent workloads. With Solaris Resource Manager software, you can allocate resources so that both groups get
the responsiveness they need, when they need it.
Server Consolidation
Solaris Resource Manager achieves the long-sought goal of server consolidation. Enterprise Applications hosting multiple
applications on a single system is simpler and more cost-effective than one application per system. For example, multiple
ERP modules and database instances can be hosted on the same system that serves as a file and Web server.
Web Site Hosting. Instead of purchasing large numbers of small servers, Internet service providers (or corporations that
host their own Web sites) can locate hundreds of Web servers on a single, easy-to-maintain machine. By managing
resources, each customer (or department) receives the resources that they have purchased.
Resource Utilization and Allocation
Traditionally, servers have been configured to handle average utilization of 20-30 percent, with peaks planned for 75
percent. Solaris Resource Manager, on the other hand, lets you make full use of your resources, reducing overall costs.
Solaris Resource Manager software is based on the concept of the "fair-share scheduler", where CPU resources are based
on shares. As users log in or out, it automatically recalculates the proportion of resources allocated to each active user.
Compare that to percentage-based allocation schemes that require the system administrator to reallocate percentages every
time a new user is added.
Solaris Resource Manager software can keep rogue processes from running wild and consuming all the available
processing power and virtual memory. It also has the ability to vary resources based on previous usage. It remembers how
long ago a particular user logged on and what resources were used, and can allocate fewer resources to a more active user,
so that even low-priority users or applications receive enough resources.
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