Description

This connector enables hardware monitoring for network cards on all Sun Solaris systems.

Connector file name: MS_HW_SunNetwork.hdf

This connector is superseded by:

• MS_HW_SunHwMon.hdf
• MS_HW_CpqNICiLO.hdf
• MS_HW_MIB2Solaris.hdf

Target

Typical platform: Oracle/Sun

Operating system: Oracle Solaris

Prerequisites

Leverages: Sun Solaris system commands (kstat, ndd, ifconfig, dladm, etc.)

Technology and protocols: System Commands

This connector requires advanced privileges on the managed host for the commands below:

• /usr/sbin/dladm
• /usr/sbin/ndd

This connector therefore needs to run as root or you need to configure a privilege-escalation mechanism like sudo on the managed host to allow the monitoring account to run the commands listed above.

Sample of /etc/sudoers to allow the above commands to be run as root by the patrol account:

patrol ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/dladm
patrol ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: /usr/sbin/ndd

Connector Activation Criteria

The Oracle/Sun Solaris - Network connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

• Operating System is Oracle Solaris
• The command below succeeds on the monitored host
  • Command: /usr/sbin/ifconfig -a
  • Output contains: flags= (regex)