Sun Ray Server Software 1.3 Administrator's Guide: Contents

Preface

Before You Read This Book

How This Book Is Organized

Using UNIX Commands

Typographic Conventions

Shell Prompts

1. Sun Ray System Overview

Part 1--The Sun Ray System

Sun Ray Server Software

Sun Ray Appliance

Power Cycling

Firmware Module

Server Ports

Device Emulation Capabilities

Interoperability

Sun Ray Interconnect Fabric

Workgroup Scenario

Department Scenario

Failover Scenario

Part 2--The System Functions

Authentication Manager

Alternate Server List

Token Readers

Mobility--Hot Desking

Sessions and Services

Session Manager

Changes in a Session

Sun Ray Appliance Settings

To Change the Sun Ray Settings

Part 3--Security Considerations

2. Non-Smart Card Mobile Sessions

NSCM Session

Sun Ray Mobile Session Login Dialog Box

To Log In to an NSCM Session

Disconnecting an Active NSCM Session

Hot Key

To Disconnect the Current Session

To Terminate the Current Session

To Create a utdetach Alias

To Customize the Short Cut for Disconnecting an NSCM Session

To Terminate the Current NSCM Session

NSCM and Failover Groups

Load Balancing Between Servers

Connecting to Existing Sessions

Switching Between Servers

Pseudo-Token Sessions

Considerations

Configuring the Authentication Manager for NSCM Sessions

To Enable NSCM Sessions From the Administration Tool

To Enable NSCM Sessions From a Command Line

3. Administration Tool

Administration Data

Logging In

To Log Into the Administration Tool

To Change the Administrator's Password

Changing Policies

To Change the Policy

Resetting and Restarting Sun Ray Services

To Reset Sun Ray Services

To Restart Sun Ray Services

Token Readers

Creating a Token Reader

To Create a Token Reader

To Locate Token Readers

Managing Desktops

To List All Desktops

To Display a Desktop's Current Properties

To List Currently Connected Desktops

To View the Properties of the Current User

To Search for Desktops

To Edit a Single Desktop's Properties

Multihead

To View All Multihead Groups

Viewing Failover Group Status

To View Failover Group Status

Sun Ray Failover Group Status Icons

Examining Log Files

To View a Log File

Managing Smart Cards From Different Vendors

To View or List Configured Smart Cards

To View The Smart Card Probe Order

To Change the Smart Card Probe Order

To Add a Smart Card

To Delete a Smart Card

Sun Ray System Status

To View the Sun Ray System Status

Administering Users

To View Users by ID

To View Users by Name

To Delete a User

To View Current Users

To Display a User's Current Properties

To View the User's Sessions

To Edit a User's Properties

To Add a Token ID to a User's Properties

To Delete a Token ID From a User's Properties

To Enable or Disable a User's Token

To Add a User

To Find a User

To Get a Token ID From a Token Reader

Controlled Access Mode

To Configure Controlled Access Mode

To Select Additional Applications

To Add or Edit Applications

Managing Sessions

To View Sun Ray Sessions

To Find Sun Ray Sessions

Accessing Online Documentation

To Access Online Documentation

4. Using the Command-Line Interface

Supported Commands

To Stop Sun Ray Services

To Start Sun Ray Services

Changing Policies

Configuring Interfaces on the Sun Ray Interconnect Fabric

To Add an Interface

To Delete an Interface

To Remove All Interfaces

To Print the Sun Ray Interconnect Configuration

Managing PROM Versions

To Update All of the Appliances on an Interface

To Update an Appliance Using the Ethernet (MAC) Address

Restarting Sun Directory Services

To Restart Sun Directory Services

Solaris Lock Screen for Detached Sessions

To Lock a Screen Using CDE

To Lock an OpenWindows Session

To Create a System-Wide Default for Screen Locking

To Get a Token ID From a Token Reader

Configuring Sun Ray Settings

Setting Hot Key Values

To Change the Hot Key Setting System-Wide

To Change the Hot Key Setting for a Single User

Smart Card Vendor Configuration Files

To Load a Configuration File Into the Directory

To Configure a Token Reader

5. Peripherals for Sun Ray Appliances

Device Nodes and USB Peripherals

Device Nodes

Device Links

Device Node Ownership

Hot Desking and Device Node Ownership

Attached Printers

Printer Setup

To Set Up a Printer

Printers Other Than PostScript Printers

PDA Synchronization

PDASync for Solaris^TM Application on Sun Ray Appliances

To Set Up the PDASync Application on a Sun Ray Appliance

Adapters

A. Troubleshooting

Appliance Questions

Startup Icon

To Restart DHCP

Appliance Failure

No Ethernet

Software Failure

Firmware Download

Ethernet Address

Card Read Error

Prompt for Card Insertion

Access Denied

LEDs

To Activate the Redirection Library

User Questions

Server Questions

Green Newt Cursor

Is There Really a Problem?

Is the Problem Caused by Hardware?

Green Newt Cursor for Default Session Type

Is the dtlogin Daemon Up-to-Date?

Is the dtlogin Session Hung?

To Identify and Unconfigure the dtlogin Session

Are the Configuration Files Corrupt?

To Determine the Integrity of the Configuration Files

To Replace the Xservers and Xconfig Files

Errors From the Authentication Manager

Message Format