smosservice(1M)                                           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 initially 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.

OPTIONS

       The  smosservice  authentication arguments, auth_args, are derived from the smc(1M) arg set and are the same regardless of 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.

   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 for additional information, such as a password for authentication purposes. These letter options can also be
       specified by their equivalent option words preceded by a double dash. For example, you can use either -D or --domain.

       -D | --domain  domain

           Specifies the default domain that you want to manage. The syntax of domain is type:/host_name/domain_name, where  type  is  nis,  nis+,
           dns,  ldap, or file; host_name is the name of the machine that serves the domain; and domain_name is the name of the domain you want to
           manage. (Note: Do not use nis+ for nisplus.)

           If you do not specify this option, the Solaris Management Console assumes the file default domain on whatever server you choose to man-
           age,  meaning  that changes are local to the server. Toolboxes can change the domain on a tool-by-tool basis; this option specifies the
           domain for all other tools.

       -H | --hostname  host_name:port

           Specifies the host_name and port to which you want to connect. If you do not specify a port, the system connects to the  default  port,
           898. If you do not specify host_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 override this behavior, use the smc(1M) -B option, or set your  console  preferences  to
           load a "home toolbox" by default.

       -l | --rolepassword  role_password

           Specifies the password for the role_name. If you specify a role_name but do not specify a role_password, the system prompts you to sup-
           ply 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  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 by any user on the system, hence this option is considered insecure.

       -r | --rolename  role_name

           Specifies a role name for authentication. If you do not specify this option, no role is assumed.

       -u | --username  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 preceding options, 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 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 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

                Specifies the full path to the Solaris CD image.

            -x platform=platform

                Specifies the OS service to add. The instruction architecture, machine class, OS, and version are given in the form:

                instruction_set.machine_class.Solaris_os_version

                for example, sparc.sun4m.Solaris_9

            -x cluster=cluster

                Specifies the Solaris cluster to install. For example, SUNWCall.

            -x locale=locale[locale, . . .]

                (Optional) Specifies the locales to install from the specified cluster. A comma-delimited list of locales can be specified.

         o  For subcommand delete:

            -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 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 rmplatform=platform

                Specifies the OS service to remove. The instruction architecture, machine class, OS, and version are given in the form:

                instruction_set.machine_class.Solaris_os_version

                for example, sparc.all.Solaris_9. Note: Only a machine class of all is supported.

         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 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.

         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. Patches are 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 usage statement.

            -m

                (Optional)  Synchronizes spooled patches with offline copies of each diskless client OS service 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 diskless clients; 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 services and diskless clients with any changes after synchronizing patches with the -m
                option. Clients must be brought down during this operation. 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 9 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_9 
                   -x cluster=SUNWCXall -x locale=en_US

       The following command adds an OS service for Solaris 9 for the sun4u machine class where the OS server is using NIS, the NIS server is nis-
       server, 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_9 
                   -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 9 for the sun4u machine class where the OS server is using NIS, the NIS server  is
       nisserver, and the OS server is osserver:

       example% /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice delete
                   -D nis:/nisserver/my.domain.com -- 
                   -x rmplatform=sparc.all.Solaris_9 
                   -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 VARIABLES

       See  environ(5)  for  a description of the JAVA_HOME environment variable, which affects the execution of the smosservice 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 attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE         |      ATTRIBUTE VALUE        |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability                 |SUNWdclnt                    |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       smc(1M), smdiskless(1M), attributes(5), environ(5)

SunOS 5.10                                                          19 Dec 2001                                                    smosservice(1M)