SRDB ID | Synopsis | Date | ||
48139 | Sun Fire[TM] 15K: Summary of System Controller Daemons | 29 Oct 2002 |
Status | Issued |
Description |
What daemon is responsible for <x> process on a starcat platform?
SOLUTION SUMMARY:
DAEMON OR SERVER NAME DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- dca The Domain Configuration Agent provides a communication mechanism between the dca on the system controller and the domain configuration server (dcs) on the specified domain. There is an instance of dca for every POST domain. dsmd The Domain Status Monitoring Daemon monitors domain status for up to 18 domains. dxs The Domain X Server provides software provides software support for a domain. There is an instance of dxs for each domain up to 18 domains. efe The Event Front-end Daemon is part of Sun Management Center and acts as an intermediary between the Sun Management Center agent and SMS. Refer to the Sun Management Center User's Guide for more information on how efe works. esmd The Environmental Status Monitoring Daemon monitors system cabinet environmental conditions. fomd The Failover Monitoring Daemon detects faults on the local and remote system controllers and takes the appropriate action (directing or taking a failover). The fomd daemon also controls file propagation. frad The Field-Replaceable unit (FRU) Access Daemon provides the mechanism by which SMS daemons can access any FRUs serial electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (SEEPROM) on the Sun Fire 15K server. hwad The Hardware Access Daemon provides hardware access to SMS daemons and a mechanism for all daemons to exclusively access, control, monitor, and configure the hardware. kmd The Key Management Daemon manages the IPsec security associations (SAs) needed to secure the communication between the system controller and servers running on a domain. mand The Management Network Daemon supports the MAN drivers, providing required network configuration. mld The Messages Logging Daemon provides message logging support for the platform and domains. osd The OpenBoot programmable read-only memory (PROM) Server Daemon provides software support for OpenBoot PROM. pcd The Platform Configuration Database Daemon provides and manages controlled access to platform, domain, and system board configuration. ssd The SMS Startup Daemon starts, stops, and monitors all the key SMS daemons and servers. tmd The Task Management Daemon provides task management services such as scheduling for SMS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reference the man page for each server or daemon for specific information regarding their functions and configuration information. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Comments: joshua.freeman@central
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