This chapter explains how to use the IRISconsole graphical user interface (GUI) to set up a site, configure a site, edit a site configuration, add a system to a site, or delete a site configuration. Facilities for accomplishing these tasks are accessed through the IRISconsole GUI main window. Figure 2-1 shows an IRISconsole main window with one site configured.
Setting up a site entails
using IRISconsole to add a site
checking the ST-1600 SCSI ID number and serial ports
adding systems to a site
To set up an IRISconsole site, follow these steps:
In the Edit menu, select “Add New Site...” The Change IRISconsole Config dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2-2.
In the Site: field, type a name for the site.
Click the Apply button.
The name of the configuration file appears in the Config: field; its name is based on the system name; for example, /var/IRISconsole/.icrc.netwk1 is the configuration file for the site netwk1. The format of this filename—.icrc.sitename— cannot be changed.
To save the new site configuration, select “Save IRISconsole Config” (or “Save IRISconsole Config As...”) in the File menu in the main IRISconsole window.
To add another site, edit the entry in the Site: field or click the Reset button to clear the field. After you click the Apply button, the name of the new configuration file appears automatically in the Config: field. Save the new site configuration as in step 4.
When you are finished adding systems to the site, close the site window by clicking the Close button.
To save the file, select “Save IRISconsole Config” (or “Save IRISconsole Config As”) in the File menu. The file is saved to the IRISconsole directory /var/IRISconsole/.
Click the Close button to exit the Change IRISconsole Config dialog box.
 | Note: You can rename or delete a site using choices in the IRISconsole main window Edit menu. |
For installing systems for IRISconsole, you will need the number of the SCSI ID used by the ST-1600. This number was set when the IRISconsole system was installed and is displayed on the back of the ST-1600, as shown in Figure 2-3. Note the number here:
Check the cabling for each system connected to the ST-1600 multiplexer to determine the multiplexer port to which each system's Remote System Control and System Console ports are connected.
If you want, fill in Figure 2-4 as an aid in determining which serial ports are used for which servers. Table 2-1 shows examples.
Table 2-1. CHALLENGE Server Multiplexer Port Connections Form: Example
CHALLENGE Server Hostname | Multiplexer Port Number Remote System Control System Console |
|
|---|---|---|
jupiter | 01 | 02 |
zeus | 03 | 04 |
To add a system to a site, follow these steps:
In the IRISconsole main window, double-click on the site to which you want to add a system or select the system and select “Open Site...” in the Operations menu. The site window opens, as shown in Figure 2-5.
In the site window, select “Add New System...” in the Edit menu. If IRISconsole security is on, you are prompted for your password.
After you enter your password, the Change Site Config dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 2-6.
In the System Name: field, type the host name of the system you want to add to this site.
In the ST-1600 SCSI ID#: field, enter the SCSI ID number of the ST-1600, as determined in the previous section, “Checking the ST-1600 SCSI ID Number and Serial Ports.”
Based on your observance of the ST-1600 cabling or using the entries in Table 2-1, enter the ST-1600 port numbers to which cables to the Console port and Remote System Control port are connected in the Console Port# and Remote System Control Port# fields, respectively.
In the Login: field, enter the login under which all operations requiring access to the system via the network can be performed. This login is the one used in the command
rsh <login>@<system> /usr/etc/sysctlrd -p
Note: The IRISconsole security login is separate from this system login; IRISconsole security is explained in “IRISconsole Security” in Chapter 1. In the Baud Rate: field, enter the baud rate at which this system sends data to IRISconsole; the default for CHALLENGE systems is 9600. If you enter a different baud rate, be sure that the CHALLENGE system has been configured for that rate.
Click the box at the Log Console Activity to File: if you want console activity logged to a file in the /var/IRISconsole/logs/console_logs/ directory that has the format systemname.<timestamp>.log. The format of this filename cannot be changed.
Note: To view a log of a system's console activity (“Spy Console” button or command) or to view console activity logs (“View Console Logs” button or command), this box must be checked when the system is added to a site. When you are satisfied with the settings for this system, click the Apply button to add this system to the site.
To save the configuration, select “Save Site Config” (or “Save Site Config As...”) in the site window File menu.
To add another system to the site, edit the entries in the fields of the Change Site Config dialog box, or click the Reset button to clear all entries and begin entering again. Follow instructions in steps 3 through 10 for the new system.
When you are finished adding systems to the site, close the Change Site Config dialog box by clicking the Close button.
If your hardware configuration changes, use “Modify System Config...” in the site window Edit menu to change the parameters for a system in a site. To delete a system from a site, select it in the site window and choose “Delete Selected” in the Edit menu.