Preface

The information in this book is for system administrators and service providers.

This user guide describes the dynamic reconfiguration (DR) feature, which enables you to attach and detach system boards from a running system. The information in this user guide applies to these Sun trademark Fire systems:

Sun Fire 6800

Sun Fire 4810

Sun Fire 4800

Sun Fire 3800

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 presents a general description of Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR).

Chapter 2 provides step-by-step procedures for DR operations.

Chapter 3 discusses fixing problems that you may encounter while using DR.

The Glossary defines technical terms used in this book.

Typographic Conventions


Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output.	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `% You have mail` .
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output.	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value.	Read Chapter 6 in the User Guide . These are called class options. You must be `root` to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename .

Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine_name `%`
C shell superuser	machine_name `#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Application	Title	Part Number
Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 Systems Service Manual	Sun Fire 6800/4810/4800/3800 Systems Service Manual	805-7363-11
Internet Multipathing (IPMP)	IP Network Multipathing Administration Guide	816-0850-10
Sun Management Center 3.0 software	Sun Management Center 3.0 Software User Guide	806-5942-10

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