To Create a Server Toolbox Directory

Do the following to create a directory for a new Solaris Management Console server toolbox on a Solaris Management Console server. After you have created the directory, use the Solaris Management Console Toolbox Editor to create the toolbox; see To Create a Toolbox.

  1. As root, change to the server toolbox directory.

    cd /var/sadm/smc/toolboxes

    Notice that two directories -- smc and this_computer -- are in the toolboxes directory. Management Tools and This Computer toolboxes are in those two directories.

  2. Make a directory for the new toolbox.

    mkdir <toolboxname>

    Call the toolbox directory "NewToolbox," for example.

  3. Copy or move toolbox icons into this new directory.

    The GIF icons will represent the toolbox in the Console. The small icon should be 16x16 pixels square and the large icon 32x32 pixels square. If you don't have GIF icons available, you can use the icons in /var/sadm/smc/toolboxes/this_computer as placeholders.

Create the new toolbox with the Solaris Management Console Toolbox Editor. See To Create a Toolbox for instructions. Save the toolbox in /var/sadm/smc/toolboxes/<toolboxname>, giving the toolbox the same name as the directory. In the example in Step 2 above, the directory is called "NewToolbox," so name the toolbox "NewToolbox." The .tbx suffix will automatically be appended to the toolbox name.