# Sun Management Center

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**Sun Management Center** (**Sun MC**) is a systems management and monitoring tool developed by [Sun Microsystems](/source/Sun_Microsystems) for enterprise-wide management of Sun servers, desktops and storage devices.

It is designed to enhance system performance, reliability, security, and utilization by allowing system administrators to monitor all servers and components in their data center, including boards, CPUs, fans, and power supplies.[1]

The tool comprises three layers. The *console*, a user interface, interacts with the server to get the configuration information, data, and image files necessary to present views of the managed servers. The *server* acts as a request broker between the managed systems and the console, handling tasks like topology management, event management, configuration management, and trap handling. An *agent* normally runs on each system being managed. Each agent has modules capable of managing specific data items, such as hardware, operating system, and application data.[1]

Sun MC provides in-depth monitoring of Sun hardware and a comprehensive set of metrics for the [Solaris Operating System](/source/Solaris_Operating_System), including support for [Solaris Containers](/source/Solaris_Containers). It is open and extensible, and supports various add-ons for additional system management capabilities.[2]

Sun MC was originally named Sun Enterprise SyMON,[3] and was co-developed by Halcyon Monitoring Solutions.[4] Clients are available for Solaris on [SPARC](/source/SPARC) and [x86](/source/X86) systems as well as [Linux](/source/Linux) on x86 systems.[5]

## Protocols used

- [SNMP](/source/Simple_Network_Management_Protocol) v2usec (optional encryption libraries), v1 and v3 (compatible)
- [HTTP](/source/Hypertext_Transfer_Protocol) with [SSL](/source/Transport_Layer_Security)
- [RMI](/source/Java_remote_method_invocation)
- [TCP/IP](/source/TCP/IP) for Probe Connections (adhoc commands)

## See also

- [IBM Director](/source/IBM_Director)
- [List of systems management systems](/source/List_of_systems_management_systems)
- [Oracle Enterprise Manager](/source/Oracle_Enterprise_Manager)
- [System Center Operations Manager](/source/System_Center_Operations_Manager)

## References

1. ["Sun Management Center Introduction"](https://www.oracle.com/servers/technologies/sun-management-center.html). *Oracle*. [Austin, Texas](/source/Austin,_Texas): [Oracle Corporation](/source/Oracle_Corporation). 19 April 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20221005212504/https://www.oracle.com/servers/technologies/sun-management-center.html) 5 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

1. [Sun Management Center Overview](https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19062-01/sun.mgmt.ctr35/816-2678/6m90st2d5/index.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240527013140/https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19062-01/sun.mgmt.ctr35/816-2678/6m90st2d5/index.html) 27 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine Oracle

1. ["Managing Systems and Resources in HPC Environments"](https://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=25918&seqNum=4). *www.informit.com*. 15 March 2002. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20230726050356/https://www.informit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=25918&seqNum=4) 26 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

1. [Halcyon Monitoring Solutions Profile and History](https://www.datanyze.com/companies/halcyon-monitoring-solutions/53201939) [Datanyze](/source/Datanyze)

1. ["Sun Management Center Requirements"](https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19062-01/sun.mgmt.ctr36/819-5418/deployment-72/index.html). *Sun Management Center 3.6.1 Installation and Configuration Guide*. [Oracle Corporation](/source/Oracle_Corporation). 2010. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20190417085717/https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19062-01/sun.mgmt.ctr36/819-5418/deployment-72/index.html) 17 April 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 April 2019.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/systems/patches/sysmgmt/smc-jsp-138444.html)

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