Cannot run TOP command

[volcano]

Hi all, I have 2 Solaris machines. Machine A has TOP tool while machine B doesn't. I FTP the TOP binary to machine B and run it. It returns "top: cannot find/execute 'top' in ISA subdirectories". So what have I missed to config?

THX

 

[KenCunningham]

You would probably be better installing from the CD media, so that all the necessary bits and pieces are put where they should be.

 

[alray]

If you haven't kept it anywhere you can download it from sunfreeware. As an aside with Solaris 8 onwards there is the prstat command that does much the same thing as top.

Hope this helps.

Ray

Even a bad day at the races is better than a good day at the office.

 

[daFranze]

the package contains the following files:
/usr/local/bin d none 0755 bin bin SMCtop SMCgcc SMCwget
/usr/local/bin/sparcv7 d none 0755 bin bin SMCtop
/usr/local/bin/sparcv7/top f none 2711 root bin 68508 32121 1057659451 SMCtop
/usr/local/bin/sparcv9 d none 0755 bin bin SMCtop
/usr/local/bin/sparcv9/top f none 2711 root bin 76128 62233 1057659377 SMCtop
/usr/local/bin/top f none 0555 root bin 5416 21979 1057659507 SMCtop
/usr/local/doc d none 0755 bin bin SMCtop SMCgcc SMCwget
/usr/local/doc/top d none 0755 bin bin SMCtop
/usr/local/doc/top/ADVERTISEMENT f none 0644 bin bin 892 13349 1057659415 SMCtop
/usr/local/doc/top/Changes f none 0644 bin bin 31478 28675 1057659415 SMCtop
/usr/local/doc/top/DISCLAIMER f none 0644 bin bin 1535 42898 1057659415 SMCtop
/usr/local/doc/top/FAQ f none 0644 bin bin 11645 32951 1057659415 SMCtop
/usr/local/doc/top/INSTALL f none 0644 bin bin 7460 472 1057659415 SMCtop
/usr/local/doc/top/Porting f none 0644 bin bin 7058 38204 1057659415 SMCtop
/usr/local/doc/top/README f none 0644 bin bin 7958 47937 1057659415 SMCtop
/usr/local/doc/top/README.colour f none 0644 bin bin 1961 28996 1057659415 SMCtop
/usr/local/doc/top/SYNOPSIS f none 0644 bin bin 2137 46845 1057659415 SMCtop
/usr/local/doc/top/Y2K f none 0644 bin bin 1211 40036 1057659415 SMCtop
/usr/local/man d none 0755 bin bin SMCtop SMCgcc
/usr/local/man/man1 d none 0755 bin bin SMCtop SMCgcc
/usr/local/man/man1/top.1 f none 0644 bin bin 13846 28862 1057659403 SMCtop

guessing you just copied /usr/local/bin/top

Best Regards, Franz
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Solaris System Manager from Munich, Germany
I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years in the domain of the OS, Backup and Storage

 

[volcano]

hi all, thank you for your replies. For daFranze, do u mean i should put all TOPs to your described directories?

 

[Annihilannic]

The best thing to do is download the SUNWtop package from

http://www.sunfreeware.com

(as someone already mentioned) and install it properly, using pkgadd. Otherwise you just end up with files all over your system which don't belong to any package.

Annihilannic.

 

[volcano]

hi Anni, thanks for your update. I just guess Unix programs can be simply used by copy-paste-execute...

 

[daFranze]

@volcano

the package SMCtop contains the above listed files, I suggest to pkgadd SMCtop or any other top package for Solaris, just as Annihilannic and others suggested. I just wanted to show you, why your copy of /usr/local/bin/top does not work. You CAN copy the files
/usr/local/bin/sparcv7 d none 0755 bin bin SMCtop
/usr/local/bin/sparcv7/top f none 2711 root bin 68508 32121 1057659451 SMCtop
/usr/local/bin/sparcv9 d none 0755 bin bin SMCtop
/usr/local/bin/sparcv9/top f none 2711 root bin 76128 62233 1057659377 SMCtop
/usr/local/bin/top f none 0555 root bin 5416 21979 1057659507 SMCtop
and I guess this will work fine, but as Anni... says: you just end up with files all over your system which don't belong to any package.

Best Regards, Franz
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Solaris System Manager from Munich, Germany
I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years in the domain of the OS, Backup and Storage

 

[volcano]

hi, nice to meet you all! I am so lucky that I can have you experienced guys' professional suggestions to me a green system admin here

 

[Annihilannic]

Oops, yes, SMCtop, not SUNWtop.

Annihilannic.

 

[daFranze]

well, I guess there are some packages out there, maybe there's a SUNWtop, too?

@vulcano

You are Welcome! Everybody is starting green...

Best Regards, Franz
--
Solaris System Manager from Munich, Germany
I used to work for Sun Microsystems Support (EMEA) for 5 years in the domain of the OS, Backup and Storage