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2. _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n__I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n
This chapter lists supplemental information to the _I_r_i_x
_A_d_m_i_n: _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _I_n_s_t_a_l_a_t_i_o_n _a_n_d _L_i_c_e_n_s_i_n_g. The information
listed here is product-specific; use it with the
Installation Guide to install this product.
2.1 _D_e_s_k_t_o_p__S_y_s_t_e_m__M_o_n_i_t_o_r__S_u_b_s_y_s_t_e_m_s
The Desktop System Monitor includes these subsystems:
_s_y_s_m_o_n._b_o_o_k_s._E_r_r_o_r_H_e_l_p This subsystem contains help
information for system
messages. These are the help
cards available from the
system Alert dialogs.
_s_y_s_m_o_n._m_a_n._s_y_s_m_o_n This subsystem contains manual
pages for the Desktop System
Monitor programs.
_s_y_s_m_o_n._s_w._n_o_t_i_f_i_e_r This subsystem contains tools
for providing desktop
notification of critical
system errors.
_s_y_s_m_o_n._s_w._v_i_e_w_e_r This subsystem contains the
System Log Viewer.
2.2 _D_e_s_k_t_o_p _S_y_s_t_e_m _M_o_n_i_t_o_r _S_u_b_s_y_s_t_e_m _D_i_s_k _S_p_a_c_e
_R_e_q_u_i_r_e_m_e_n_t_s
This section lists the subsystems (and their sizes) of the
Desktop System Monitor option.
If you are installing this option for the first time, the
subsystems marked ``default'' are the ones that are
installed if you use the ``go'' menu item. To install a
different set of subsystems, use the ``install,''
``remove,'' ``keep,'' and ``step'' commands in _i_n_s_t to
customize the list of subsystems to be installed, then
select the ``go'' menu item.
Note: The listed subsystem sizes are approximate. Refer to
the _I_R_I_X _A_d_m_i_n: _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n _a_n_d _L_i_c_e_n_s_i_n_g
for information on finding exact sizes.
Subsystem Name Subsystem Size
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(512-byte blocks)
_s_y_s_m_o_n._b_o_o_k_s._E_r_r_o_r_H_e_l_p (default) 817
_s_y_s_m_o_n._m_a_n._r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s (default) 64
_s_y_s_m_o_n._m_a_n._s_y_s_m_o_n (default) 32
_s_y_s_m_o_n._s_w._n_o_t_i_f_i_e_r (default) 632
_s_y_s_m_o_n._s_w._v_i_e_w_e_r (default) 576
2.3 _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n__M_e_t_h_o_d
This section lists the installation method for the Desktop
System Monitor subsystems. Refer to the _I_R_I_X _A_d_m_i_n:
_S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _I_n_s_t_a_l_l_a_t_i_o_n _a_n_d _L_i_c_e_n_s_i_n_g for complete
installation instructions.
Subsystem Name Method of Installation
_s_y_s_m_o_n._b_o_o_k_s._E_r_r_o_r_H_e_l_p IRIX
_s_y_s_m_o_n._m_a_n._r_e_l_n_o_t_e_s IRIX
_s_y_s_m_o_n._m_a_n._s_y_s_m_o_n IRIX
_s_y_s_m_o_n._s_w._n_o_t_i_f_i_e_r IRIX
_s_y_s_m_o_n._s_w._v_i_e_w_e_r IRIX
2.4 _P_r_e_r_e_q_u_i_s_i_t_e_s
The InSight product (insight.sw.data) is a prerequiste for all book
subsytems.
2.5 _C_o_n_f_i_g_u_r_a_t_i_o_n__F_i_l_e_s
The file /etc/syslog.conf must contain the line:
""""****....ccccrrrriiiitttt ||||////uuuussssrrrr////ssssbbbbiiiinnnn////ssssyyyyssssmmmmoooonnnnpppppppp ////vvvvaaaarrrr////aaaaddddmmmm////SSSSYYYYSSSSLLLLOOOOGGGG""""
This line must only be delimited by tabs. By default, this
should be installed from the eoe.sw.unix subsystem. If you
have modified your local /etc/syslog.conf file, merge in
this line from the file /etc/syslog.conf.N and type 'killall
1 syslogd' to enable system error notification. If you do
not install or use the system monitor's notification, you
may remove the sysmon subsystem and remove the sysmonpp line
from /etc/syslog.conf. Removal of this filter will only
effect the notification system, it will not effect the
System Log Viewer, _s_y_s_m_o_n(1M).
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The _s_y_s_e_r_r_p_a_n_e_l(1M) program can be used to configure system
error notification for each user. _s_y_s_e_r_r_p_a_n_e_l(1M) can be
launched from the Desktop Customize System Alerts Toolchest.
A configuration file $HOME/.syserr is saved in the user's
home directory. If this file does not exist, the system
defaults are read from /usr/lib/sysmon/syserr.config. Below
is an example of that file with the default values:
NNNNOOOOTTTTIIIIFFFFIIIICCCCAAAATTTTIIIIOOOONNNN====1111
AAAAUUUUDDDDIIIIOOOO====1111
NNNNOOOOTTTTIIIIFFFFIIIICCCCAAAATTTTIIIIOOOONNNN can be turned on or off (set to 1 or 0), via
the syserrpanel(1M) visual notification button. If visual
notification is off, you will not be notified of critical
errors on the desktop, but they will still be recorded in
the IRIX console window and the system log
(/var/adm/SYSLOG). Use _s_y_s_m_o_n(1M), the System Log Viewer,
to view the log file.
AAAAUUUUDDDDIIIIOOOO notification can be either turned on or off (set to 1
or 0), via the _s_y_s_e_r_r_p_a_n_e_l(1M) audio notification button.
System wide changes can be made to
/usr/lib/sysmon/notifier.config in order to turn messages on
or off and modify the type of notification. See syserr(1M).
2.6 _D_i_s_t_r_i_b_u_t_e_d__E_n_v_i_r_o_n_m_e_n_t
This section describes how to monitor multiple machines from
a central location. The central hostname (also called the
collector) is often aliased to loghost for notification and
SYSLOG file browsing. Large sites may want to take
advantage of user configurable notification, for paging
system administrators, etc. The remote system do not need to
have sysmon installed, nor do they need to be SGI systems.
Any UNIX system which runs syslogd will work. To add a
system, follow this steps:
login to the remote system
1. rlogin host -l root
2. Edit the file /etc/syslog.conf and add the following 2
lines for SGI systems:
kern.debug |/usr/adm/klogpp @loghost
*.debug;kern.none @loghost
Kloggp is specific to SGI systems, so on non-sgi
systems should just add this line:
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*.debug @loghost
Where 'loghost' is the name of your central host.
Note: the fields in the above lines are delimited by
tabs *only*. (See the man page on syslogd for more
configuration information)
Remote configuration file managers, such as rrrrddddiiiisssstttt(1c)
and IRIXpro's pppprrrrooooppppeeeellll software can simplify this
process.
3. /etc/killall -HUP syslogd (to signal syslogd to
reread it's config)
Data should now be forwarded to the loghost. Run
sysmon on the loghost (Make sure 'View hostname" is
toggled on.) You should see the syslogd "restart"
message for the remote system. If not, log a syslog
test message with the "logger" command from the remote
system:
logger -p1 test
4. If a large number of machines are forwarding messages
to the loghost, the SYSLOG file may grow very large
and you may want to automatically rotate it.