Managing Multiple SunFires on an agent system.

Greetings,
In a previous lifetime, I managed one 6800 from the SunMC server, but now, I am trying to manage multiple 6800's from an agent system. To give you an idea, I have the SunMC server that can communicate with a SunMC agent system that has a private network to the system controllers. If I add one Sunfire, I am able to look at it on the SunMC console. However, when I go through the drama of adding multiple system controllers on the agent system, things go pear shaped. I do an es-platform -a system controller a, b, c ,etc, etc. I then do the es-setup.sh -I a, b, c (in the right directory) , then do the es-start -y a, b, c, etc. etc..
When I add the platform to the SunMC server, I don't get a SunFire, I get a simple node. I cant see the platform components (Domains, etc).
I have read the doco but it lacks clear guidelines on how to do this at an agent level. Obviously, if I could attach straight to the system controllers from the SunMC management system, I doubt I would have these problems. Also at the agent level, it seems to lack some abilities, such as DR I think..
Should I keep mucking about with this agent idea or convince our network people to let me change the network so I have direct access to the system controllers from the SunMC server and to hell with those agents.
Or have I simply done something stupid?
Regards
Stephen

Good to hear its work'in. Were you using this doc as a reference?
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-3626
.. change that 817-3626 to 816-7381 .. and you are out of date.
IMHO, there should always be a static link to the latest.
Currently the web site default for SunMC docs takes you to 3.5 docs:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/810.2
The 3.5 Update 1 list below is newer and more complete:
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/810.3
and has the bits from the latest collections.
Might as well note the remaining repos too, though there is not much there beyond release notes and docs on specific functionality added in those releases (Solaris 10 support and SCM):
810.5 (3.5 Update 1a Release Notes - Solaris 10)
810.6 (3.5 Update 1b Release Notes - SCM)
810.4 (Upcoming 3.6 doc placeholder)
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