System Administration Commands smosservice(1M)
NAME
smosservice - manage OS services
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sadm/bin/smosservice subcommand [ auth_args] --
[subcommand_args]
DESCRIPTION
The smosservice command manages OS services.
smosservice subcommands are:
add Adds the specified OS services. delete Deletes the specified OS services. list Either lists all the installed OS services for the server if you do not specify a hostname, or lists the OS services for the specified diskless client if you do specify a hostname. patch Manages patches on all existing diskless clients.For example, you can use this subcommand to ini-
tially establish a patch spool directory on an OS server. Then, you can apply the patch to the spool area, verifying the patch as needed. Once the patch exists in the spool area, you can apply the patch to the clone area. In addition, you can migrate the patched clone area to clients. OPTIONSThe smosservice authentication arguments, auth_args, are
derived from the smc(1M) arg set and are the same regardlessof which subcommand you use. The smosservice command
requires the Solaris Management Console to be initialized for the command to succeed (see smc(1M)). After rebooting the Solaris Management Console server, the first Solaris Management Console connection might time out, so you might need to retry the command.The subcommand-specific options, subcommand_args, must come
after the auth_args and must be separated from them by the
-- option.
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auth_args
The valid auth_args are -D, -H, -l, -p, -r, and -u; they are
all optional. If no auth_args are specified, certain
defaults will be assumed and the user may be prompted foradditional information, such as a password for authentica-
tion purposes. These letter options can also be specified by their equivalent option words preceded by a double dash. Forexample, you can use either -D or --domain.
-D | --domain 13;domain
Specifies the default domain that you want to manage.The syntax of domain is type:/host_name/domain_name,
where type is nis, dns, ldap, or file; host_name is the
name of the machine that serves the domain; anddomain_name is the name of the domain you want to
manage.If you do not specify this option, the Solaris Manage-
ment Console assumes the file default domain on whatever server you choose to manage, meaning that changes are local to the server. Toolboxes can change the domain ona tool-by-tool basis; this option specifies the domain
for all other tools.-H | --hostname 13;host_name:port
Specifies the host_name and port to which you want to
connect. If you do not specify a port, the system con-
nects to the default port, 898. If you do not specifyhost_name:port, the Solaris Management Console connects
to the local host on port 898. You may still have to choose a toolbox to load into the console. To overridethis behavior, use the smc(1M) -B option, or set your
console preferences to load a "home toolbox" by default.-l | --rolepassword 13;role_password
Specifies the password for the role_name. If you specify
a role_name but do not specify a role_password, the sys-
tem prompts you to supply a role_password. Passwords
specified on the command line can be seen by any user on the system, hence this option is considered insecure.-p | --password 13;password
Specifies the password for the user_name. If you do not
specify a password, the system prompts you for one. Passwords specified on the command line can be seen bySunOS 5.11 Last change: 11 Dec 2009 2
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any user on the system, hence this option is considered insecure.-r | --rolename 13;role_name
Specifies a role name for authentication. If you do not specify this option, no role is assumed.-u | --username 13;user_name
Specifies the user name for authentication. If you do not specify this option, the user identity running the console process is assumed.--
This option is required and must always follow the preceding options. If you do not enter the precedingoptions, you must still enter the -- option.
subcommand_args
Note: Descriptions and other arg options that contain white spaces must be enclosed in double quotes. o For subcommand add:-h
(Optional) Displays the command's usage state-
ment.-o os_server
(Optional) Specifies the name of the host where the OS service filesystems reside. If this option is not specified, the host will be thesame as that specified in the smc(1M) -D
option. This option is useful in the event that the name service server and the OS server are not the same machine.-x mediapath=path
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-x platform=platform
Specifies the OS service to add. The instruc-
tion architecture, machine class, OS, and ver-
sion are given in the form:instruction_set.machine_class.Solaris_os_version
for example, sparc.sun4m.Solaris_10
-x cluster=cluster
Specifies the Solaris cluster to install. For example, SUNWCall.-x locale=locale[locale, . . .]
(Optional) Specifies the locales to installfrom the specified cluster. A comma-delimited
list of locales can be specified. o For subcommand delete:-h (Optional) Displays the
command's usage state-
ment.-o os_server (Optional) Specifies the
name of the host wherethe OS service filesys-
tems reside. If this option is not specified, the host will be the same as that specified in thesmc(1M) -D option. This
option is useful in theevent that the name ser-
vice server and the OS server are not the same machine.-x rmplatform=platform Specifies the OS service
to remove. The instruc-
tion architecture, machine class, OS, andSunOS 5.11 Last change: 11 Dec 2009 4
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version are given in the form:instruction_set.machine_class.Solaris_os_version
for example,sparc.all.Solaris_10.
Note: Only a machineclass of all is sup-
ported. o For subcommand list:-h (Optional) Displays the command's
usage statement.-o os_server (Optional) Specifies the name of
the host where the OS service filesystems reside. If this option is not specified, the host will be the same as that specified in thesmc(1M) -D option. This option is
useful in the event that the name service server and the OS server are not the same machine. o For subcommand patch:-a patch_directory/patch_ID
Adds the specified patch, patch_ID, to the
spool directory. patch_directory specifies the
source path of the patch to be spooled which includes the patchid directory name. Patchesare spooled to /export/diskless/Patches/. If the patch being added obsoletes an existing patch in the spool, the obsolete patch is moved to the archive area,
/export/diskless/Patches/Archive (to be restored if this new patch is ever removed).
-h
(Optional) Displays the command's usageSunOS 5.11 Last change: 11 Dec 2009 5
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statement.-m
(Optional) Synchronizes spooled patches withoffline copies of each diskless client OS ser-
vice on the server. Spooled patches and applied patches are compared so that newly spooled patches can be installed and patches recently removed from the spool can be backed out. This option does not apply to patches directly to diskless client OS services or disklessclients; the -u option must be used to update
the services and clients with the changes. Clients are not required to be down at this time, as all patching is done off line. Note: The server is fully available during this operation.-P
Lists all currently spooled patches with an associated synopsis. The list is split up into sections detailing the patches for each OS and architecture in this format:Solaris os_rel1 architecture1:
patchid Synopsis patchid Synopsis ......Solaris os_rel1 architecture2:
patchid Synopsis ......-r patchid
Removes the specified patchid from the spool if it is not a requirement for any of the other patches in the spool. All archived patches that were obsoleted by the removed patch are restored to the spool.-U
(Optional) Updates all diskless client OS ser-
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after synchronizing patches with the -m option.
Clients must be brought down during this opera-
tion. Once execution has completed, each client should be booted again.EXAMPLES
Example 1 Creating a new OS service The following command adds an OS service for Solaris 10 for the sun4u machine class where the OS server is not using a name service:example% /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice add -- \
-x mediapath=/net/imageserver/5.8/sparc \
-x platform=sparc.sun4u.Solaris_10 \
-x cluster=SUNWCXall -x locale=en_US
The following command adds an OS service for Solaris 10 for the sun4u machine class where the OS server is using NIS, the NIS server is nisserver, the OS server is osserver, and the port to which you connect on osserver is 898:example% /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice add -D nis:/nisserver/my.domain.com -- \
-H osserver:898 -- \
-x mediapath=/net/imageserver/5.8/sparc \
-x platform=sparc.sun4u.Solaris_10 \
-x cluster=SUNWCXall -x locale=en_US \
-o osserver
In the preceding example, the OS service is placed in /export on osserver, while the hosts.byaddr, ethers, and bootparams maps are updated on the NIS server. Example 2 Deleting an OS service The following command deletes the OS service for Solaris 10 for the sun4u machine class where the OS server is using NIS, the NIS server is nisserver, and the OS server is osserver:SunOS 5.11 Last change: 11 Dec 2009 7
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example% /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice delete\
-D nis:/nisserver/my.domain.com -- \
-x rmplatform=sparc.all.Solaris_10 \
-o osserver
Example 3 Listing installed OS services The following command lists the OS services installed on the machine, osserver:example% /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice list \
-D file:/osserver/osserver -- -o osserver
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLESSee environ(5) for a description of the JAVA_HOME environ-
ment variable, which affects the execution of the smosser-
vice command. If this environment variable is not specified, the /usr/java1.2 location is used. See smc(1M). EXIT STATUS The following exit values are returned: 0 Successful completion. 1 Invalid command syntax. A usage message displays. 2 An error occurred while executing the command. An error message displays.ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:____________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Availability | SUNWdclnt ||_____________________________|_____________________________|
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SEE ALSO
smc(1M), smdiskless(1M), attributes(5), environ(5)SunOS 5.11 Last change: 11 Dec 2009 9