To Install The System Log Proxy; To Set Up The System Log Proxy - Sun Microsystems IB Switch 9P Administration Manual

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To Install the System Log Proxy

1. Become superuser:
$ su
Password:
#
2. Install the package on a Solaris host that connects to the switch:
# cd /tmp
# cp path_of_SUNWsibs9p_tarfile .
# gunzip SUNWsibs9p.tar.gz
# tar xvf SUNWsibs9p.tar
# pkgadd -d .
The package is now installed and the binaries and start scripts reside in the
/opt/SUNWsibs9p/bin directory.
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To Set Up the System Log Proxy

Before you can start the syslog proxy, you must update the config file with the IP
address(es) of the IB switch(es) you want to access. Update two columns in each line
of the config file (see format inside the config file). The config file is named
/opt/SUNWsibs9p/bin/start_syslog.config
1. You can start the proxy in either of the following two ways:
a. Reboot the host system.
b. Perform a manual start:
$ /opt/SUNWsibs9p/bin/start_syslog -d /opt/SUNWsibs9p/bin start &
Multiple hosts can have a syslog proxy for the same IB switch running, but only
one host actually receives and logs the messages.
2. Check to see which proxy is currently the selected proxy for the cluster:
$ /opt/SUNWsibs9p/bin/start_syslog -d /opt/SUNWsibs9p/bin who
The proxy receives messages from the switch and transfers them to the Solaris host
syslog API for further processing, depending on the configuration of
/etc/syslog.conf file. Then the proxy logs the message in an appropriate
10 Sun IB Switch 9P Administration Guide • October 2006