SunMC Console on a Mac?

Hi there,Just wondering, did anybody try running the Console on a Mac with OSX? I'd love to be able to monitor the network with my Mac ;-)Regards,Emerald

[189 byte] By [Emeralda] at [2007-11-27 4:57:41]

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# 1

Hi Emerald

The console may be displayed on the MAC OS X via the normal "X" display method. The MAC would not be technically monitoring the network, only display the console and server data from a remote machine that is monitoring the network.

Is this what you want to do? Or do you desire the software to execute on the MAC itself?

RLC

reid_coya at 2007-7-12 10:13:15 >

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# 2

Hi,

Thanks for your reply. I can currently monitor SunMC via Tarantella (or Sun Global Desktop) on my Mac, but it would be pretty cool if I could run the actual console on OSX. Would that be hard to do, or would some parts of the console not work on OSX?

If anybody had any success running the console on OSX, please let me know ;-)

Regards,

Emerald

Emeralda at 2007-7-12 10:13:15 >

# 3

EmeraldTo modify the console to run on an Mac is work. The basis of the utilities is Java and TCL. I have not looked, but the software may have compiled binaries which would require a re-compile.I don't know any one who has run the sw on mac.Good luck.RLC

reid_coya at 2007-7-12 10:13:15 >

# 4

thought the console was all java, as such it should work on Mac, right? :-) You could do us all a favor and try it, just to see how hard it is to get it running.. .7/M.

mAbrantea at 2007-7-12 10:13:15 >

# 5

No, the console is not all Java. A truss indicates calls to shared objects. The source is required to recompile for the Mac. End of quest, which by the way seems unnecessary in light of the ability to display the Java console of the web console on the Mac.

reid_coya at 2007-7-12 10:13:15 >

# 6

> No, the console is not all Java. A truss indicates

> calls to shared objects.

I'm not sure if that's true. The SunMC Server definitely has C mixed in with it's Java process... but you can copy the SPARC Java Console onto a Linux x86 system and it works perfectly... which makes me think it's "Pure Java".

I've never tried it on a Mac myself though.

Regards,

Mike.Kirk@HalcyonInc.com

http://www.HalcyonInc.com

Mike-Kirka at 2007-7-12 10:13:15 >

# 7

Not surprising since the product literature claims to supports Linux and it appears to be written that way in all the debug and tracing output that I've reviewed. Sun provides console installation packages for Windows also.

To be thorough, I gave it a go on my Macbook Pro last night. The files were copied from a Sparc Sun MC server with a console installed as you state in your post. The execution failed. Tracing the code clearly shows the software is coded with Linux and SunOS support and calls specific shared objects. As I'm sure you're aware, Mac OS X is built on BSD. This would require rewriting the code to call the OS X libraries.

By the way, I have not verified if the Linux hack you mention works. I take your word for it.

If one must run the console on the Mac, why not install Windows (assuming a Mac with intelor Linux for that matter http://www.mactel-linux.org/wiki/Main_Page ) on it using one of the several methods available? Then install the Windows version of Sun MC console (or copy the Sparc files to Linux). Using one of these methods, you'll have the Sun MC console executing natively on the Mac. (I can't believe I just said that, but I'm here to offer potential solutions, not personal preferences).

The above hacks may not be supported by Sun. One would be on their own to spend the effort necessary to realize a successful setup.

Now, the personal preferences...

It still makes no sense to me, to execute the console on a Mac. It is purely 搉ice to have?in my opinion, since no actual 搈onitoring?is taking place on the Mac. The Mac only serves as a device to view the monitoring console and display its data. Just install the console along with the server, login to your Mac, make sure the display permissions are set, ssh into your server, set the display back to your Mac, start the console, view to your hearts content. This takes a lot less time.

reid_coya at 2007-7-12 10:13:15 >

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