To Add a Toolbox to Management Tools

Do the following to add an existing toolbox to Management Tools, the "root toolbox" on a Solaris Management Console server. This is a way to create a comprehensive view of the servers you wish to manage.

  1. As root, start the Solaris Management Console Toolbox Editor:

    /usr/sadm/bin/smc edit&

  2. Select Open from the Toolbox menu.

    The Open Toolbox dialog is displayed.

  3. If necessary, enter a server name.

    If you want to add a toolbox to Management Tools on a different server, enter the server name in the Server field and press Return or click Load.

  4. Select Management Tools in the Toolboxes list.

  5. Click Open.

    Management Tools is displayed in the Navigation (left) pane of the Editor, with each existing toolbox under Management Tools shown as a Toolbox URL.

  6. Select Management Tools in the Navigation pane of the Editor.

  7. Select Add Toolbox URL... from the Action menu.

    The first panel of the Toolbox URL wizard is displayed.

  8. Select Server Toolbox or Local Toolbox in the wizard and click Next.

    If Local Toolbox selected

    Enter toolbox name in Toolbox File Name field and click Next.

    Type the toolbox name, including the full path to the toolbox if it is not in the directory where you started the Solaris Management Console. Or click Browse and navigate until the toolbox you want is selected; click OK.

    If Server Toolbox selected

    a) Enter server name and click Next.

    The Toolbox Selection panel is displayed. If the Solaris Management Console server is running and any toolboxes are accessible, they will be listed in the Toolboxes field.

    b) Select a toolbox from the list or enter the URL for the toolbox in the URL field and click Next.

    Include the port number (898 by default) if you enter a URL -- http://smctest:898/toolboxes/this_computer.tbx, for example.

  9. Name and Description: click Next or select Override Toolbox Settings.

    By default, the name and description from the definition of the toolbox you are adding will be used. If you want a different name and description to be displayed when Management Tools is opened, select Override Toolbox Settings and enter a different name and description; click Next.

  10. Icons: click Next or select Override Toolbox Settings.

    By default, the existing icons for the toolbox you are adding will be used; if you want to use other icons, select Override Toolbox Settings, select different large and small icons, and click Next.

  11. Management Scope: select Inherit from Parent and click Finish or select Management Scope from list.

    If you want to override the management scope of the parent node, select a management scope from the pulldown menu. If you select "file," enter the name of a server only. If you select one of the name services, enter the name of a server and the domain managed. Click Finish.

    The toolbox is added to the end of the Navigation pane hierarchy.

  12. Move the toolbox up in the hierarchy, if appropriate.

    If you want the added toolbox to be higher up in the Navigation pane, select the toolbox and select Move Up from the Action menu.

  13. Select Save As... from the Toolbox menu.

    The Local Toolbox save dialog is displayed.

  14. Enter the full path to the Management Tools toolbox in the Filename field.

    By default the Management Tools toolbox (smc.tbx) is in the following directory: /var/sadm/smc/toolboxes/smc. Enter that path plus the filename -- smc.tbx -- in the Filename field. Alternatively, you can navigate in the Look in menu to the appropriate directory.

  15. Click Save.

    The toolbox is saved; open the toolbox in the Console to see the toolbox with the new toolbox added. See To Open a Server Toolbox for instructions.