Preface

Platform Notes: The SunHSI/S Device Driver provides configuration instructions for the Solaris trademark supplement software used with the SunHSI/S adapter and patch panel. These instructions are designed for an experienced system administrator with networking knowledge.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 describes how to install the SunHSI/S 3.0 software from the Solaris Supplement CD-ROM.

Chapter 2 introduces and describes how to use the SunHSI/S 3.0 serial port utilities and diagnostics.

Appendix A provides background information for the T1 and operating mode options of the hsi_init command.

Appendix B presents a functional overview of the SunHSI/S 3.0 software.

Using UNIX Commands

This document may not contain information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following for this information:

Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals

Online documentation for the Solaris software environment

Other software documentation that you received with your system

Typographic Conventions

TABLE P-1 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's Guide . These are called class options. You must be `root` to do this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename .

Shell Prompts

TABLE P-2 Shell Prompts
Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine_name `%`
C shell superuser	machine_name `#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Related Documentation

For information on how to install the SunHSI/P adapter and patch panel, refer to the following manuals.

TABLE P-3 Related Documentation
Application	Title	Part Number
Installation & Service	SunHSI/P User's Guide	805-6943
Release Information	SunHSI/P Release Notes	805-6944

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