Structured configuration files

721 byte By itraptora at 2007-11-27 11:46:52
Hi,we want upload several configuration files which are the same on some machines (e.g. several clustered servers).Example: The /etc/hosts and /kerneldrv/sd.conf shoult be the same on all nodes on cluster1. For cluster2 we want to upload other versions of these files. To realize this, I create a ...

set permission for configuration files?

372 byte By it-raptora at 2007-11-27 10:47:04
Hi ,we want to distribute some configuration files. if the file does not exist, it is installed with the permisions 640. Does anybody know how to change this permissions? our umask on this host is set to 022. we want to set the rights for every config-file itself.We use Sun Connection Version ...

Delete Local Component

285 byte By kermit_at_citia at 2007-11-27 10:16:06
<p>While using the <u>upload.html</u> tool, I imported rpms/pacakges that are not needed (or usable). I can (thru the gui), click on each package and select '<i>delete</i>' from the menu, but..</p><p>is there an <i>osc</i> method to remove or delete these extra local components?</p>

Upgrading 1.0.3 to 1.1.1

661 byte By pschubitzkea at 2007-11-27 9:49:30
I am trying to update our install of UCE from 1.0.3 to 1.1.1. I run the ezInstaller script with the -s flag (or without ... I've tried both ways) The installer finds the license file, but when it attempts to install the SDS, it just sits at 0% at "Installing System Dependency Server... ". ...

Package upload fails

392 byte By kai.hambrechta at 2007-11-27 8:51:44
Package upload to SDS via web frontend fails. Top of the result page says "Upload command finished successfully." and all the RPM packages are marked OK. But at the bottom of the page, an error message occured: "ADUVA-error: 118162432 Content-type: text/html" and none of the packages is ...

How do I export list of patches defined in a patch baseline.

366 byte By jtej5439a at 2007-11-27 8:12:49
I need to correlate a list of required patches with a list of patches in a patch baseline. Problem is, I cannot sort or copy/paste the list of patches in the detail view in the console. Is there a way from the CLI I can export a list of component patches in a patch baseline?Or maybe a config ...

set the default printer setting to landscape in Excel

454 byte By venkat418.mecha at 2007-11-27 5:59:37
set the default printer setting to landscape in Excel Hi,Is it possible to set the default printer setting to "1 page wide" and "landscape" whenever the user clicks print in Excel? I am trying to create an Excel report using XML and XSL. Though the report is created, I am not sure if I can ...

Baseline Patch fails at 'Commit Phase'

1680 byte By wimitza at 2007-11-27 4:58:23
Hi all,we run a simple Job to bring a host confirm to the actual baseline.After downloading all blobs the Job fails in the 'Commit Phase' . The Log shows following output:****************************************************************************Commit Phase - ...

Problems patching Solaris 10 system with zones

1234 byte By sf_35568a at 2007-11-27 3:50:28
Hi all,i'm unable to finish a patchinstall job on a Solarsi 10 system with one local zone. While trying to install April 2007 security baseline on global zone i get this error (from the log):... snip ...Loading patches installed on the system...Done!Loading patches requested to ...

Q: How to stop reports running during job simulation/deploy?

305 byte By sf_35568a at 2007-11-27 3:50:18
Hi again,i started a report while a job is running on a host. The report takes a very long time half hour and longer, we still waiting for finishing), it seems it is waiting for the job's end. How to stop this report - cancel button is greyed out and does not work ...

Q: Where to find Python API documentation?

112 byte By sf_35568a at 2007-11-27 3:50:16
Hi all, i cannot find a Python API doc. Please help with a online ressource.ThanksS.

Disk size requirement

376 byte By NRBa at 2007-11-27 3:47:57
Hello,I'm planning the installation of an SDS. I don't find any reference to the disk size requirements in the documentation. Is the any recommendation ?We will be managing Solaris Sparc 8,9, 10 as well as Soalris X64 and Linux RHES 3 and 4. Around 100 servers for the whole farm.Could someone ...

Sun Update Connection Linux Support

262 byte By SAN_4.4.8_install_ita at 2007-11-27 3:37:54
Hello,Can anyone tell me if the Sun Connection Satellite server has support for Redhat 5 ? And SuSE 10.2 ? We were wondering about this because we are testing some update products for our Linux/Solaris datacenter.Thanks for the info..

UCE 1.03 Agent: cannot start

531 byte By sf_35568a at 2007-11-26 21:55:09
Hi,after restarting the agent on Solaris 10 by entering# /etc/init.d/uce_agent stop# /etc/init.d/uce_agent startsome seconds later the /opt/local/uce/agent//bin/uce_agent.binprocess dies and i get this error mesage in the error log:... snip ...[7981] (03/16 16:54:34) Failed to connect. Reason: ...

script or probe corruption.

1132 byte By ktensmeyera at 2007-11-26 18:38:16
In Jobs that have previously run without error, I will sometimes get an error. The error from the Profile will indicate that the probe or scripts or other element could not be installed in the current base. in these cases, invariably when the script or element is tracked down, and an attempt is ...

Failure to retrive Channel

636 byte By ktensmeyera at 2007-11-26 18:38:13
Usually I use the Window Console to connect to a server. When I attempted to use the Linux Console I got an error message. It is the same message if I run the console as myself or as root I can telnet to the target server on those ports (specified in .directory.rc) so I'm fairly sure that it ...

Local NCO

743 byte By ktensmeyera at 2007-11-26 18:38:11
I have two production servers and a test server (all running Connection-Enterprise). Is there an easier (and less error-prone) method to clone Profiles, Post-Actions, Probes from one environment to the next. current method is to copy Blobs on one server to a new name one-per each file and then ...

Sun Connection Satellite Agent Requirements

698 byte By aplange-bea at 2007-11-26 18:14:09
I am looking forward to the Sun Connection Satellite 1.1 release, but I have some questions about the agent.The 1.0 documentation indicates that the agent requires bidirectional communication with the DM server. I wonder if this will be necessary with the 1.1 equivalent, or if we can get to a ...

What is this product called?

240 byte By jtej5439a at 2007-11-26 17:56:26
There is no longer any reference to Sun Update Connection - Enterprise Edition on Sun.com. Is this now called Sun Connection?Also, with the new Solaris port of SDS, are there any changes or is it just a port of 1.0 to Solaris?

Host preference change caused error

910 byte By ellen319a at 2007-11-26 16:53:21
I made a host preference change on my solaris 9 channel servers. Out of 24 servers 5 did not restart the agent properly and reconnect to the SDS server. This is what I am seeing in the uce_agent.log on the client:##### uce_agent starting##### Wed Jan 31 16:24:20 EST 2007##### uce_agent exit on ...

Next release of SunUCE

210 byte By bperttunena at 2007-11-26 13:12:01
I heard that the next release (1.1?) of Sun Update Connection Enterprise Edition will support running the System Dependency Server on Solaris. Can anyone confirm this? When will version 1.1 be available?

Diff between Baseline and security check profile

268 byte By ellen319a at 2007-11-26 13:11:40
After running the latest Solaris 10 Baseline Recommended Patches on a host I did a follow up job using the profile "Check Security". This job had more patches to add to the host. Why didn't the recommended Baseline cover these patches?ThanksEllen

UCE and LiveUpgrade

627 byte By lacerdma at 2007-11-26 12:41:22
Any plans to enable UCE to apply patches/packages to a LiveUpgrade ABE (alternate boot environment) instead of the active Solaris BE (boot environment). Can UCE applied patches be directed to a non-root mounted directory? scenario:create an ABE copy of my current OS using liveupgrade. use UCE ...

Solaris Baseline Updates

173 byte By ellen319a at 2007-11-26 12:37:17
When do the Solaris Baselines Update on the SDS server? So far I see only the baselines up to October 2006, approx when will November be available? Thanks in advance.

removing duplicate blobs

475 byte By kai.hambrecht at 2007-11-26 10:50:56
Hi,i had some problems when i tried to upload Solaris PKGs via web upload. This failed twice, i.e. the PKGs were uploaded to the SDS but not registered correctly (seems that the web upload does not like some XML files from the Solaris Installation DVD). The third attempt was successful. But now ...

data flow - protocols needed to support UCE

250 byte By expgene at 2007-11-26 10:42:03
Can you provide the protocol flow between the agent and server and the server and outside (Sun, redhat, Suse). I need to know the protocols, ports and who initiates the connections. A link to a technical paper with these answers would be best.

sconadm problem

4618 byte By tears at 2007-11-26 9:59:20
hi dear members! I am trying to register my sun box throuh sconadm but i got these error. And sconadm freez here is the message which i got.bash-3.00# sconadm register -a -r RegistrationProfile.propertiessconadm is runningAuthenticating user ...Exception in thread "main" ...

xml

165 byte By SunTechnologies at 2007-11-26 8:44:05
when iam populating the xml data into the options tag of struts html using jstl, it is saying that value is mandatory.how can i give the value of the xml file

deploy explorer via uce?

1282 byte By dougsc at 2007-11-26 7:51:59
I'm trying to deploy explorer (SUNWexplu and SUNWexplo packages) via uce.My simulation mode works fine, but when I try to deploy, I get:Job Name: PKG_INSTALL_JOB_SUNWexplu-5.4-2006.04.18.23.14Job ID:34Job Exec Line: /usr/sbin//pkgadd pkgadd -n -d ...

Agent not displayed in console after installation

2221 byte By ForumModerator at 2007-11-26 7:45:51
Question After installing the UCE Management Server, UCE Console and several UCE Agents, I can only see some of the agents on the console. Answer Once an agent is installed on a host, it scans the host's inventory. If custom or unknown software packages are identified by the agent, the ...

What are the blob files on the agents?

526 byte By ForumModerator at 2007-11-26 7:44:36
Question: In /opt/local/aduva/director_agent/blobs/There are multiple files with the suffix .blob What are they?AnswerThe blob files are the actual software packages downloaded by the UCE server from the Universal Software Component Repository. This occurs once you have approved the ...