Preface

This Sun Fire 15K Software Overview Guide document provides an overview of the software that runs on the Sun Fire 15K server system. It shows you which related documents provide detailed information on the use of this software. It also provides experienced Sun Enterprise 10000 (Starfire) system administrators with an overview of some key differences between the software that runs on these two server systems.

Before You Read This Book

This book is an overview document that has no prerequisites.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter C H A P T E R - 1 provides an overview of the software that runs on Sun Fire 15K servers.

Chapter C H A P T E R - 2 describes the books that make up the Sun Fire 15K software documentation set, as well as other Sun documentation that describes software that runs on Sun Fire 15K servers.

Chapter C H A P T E R - 3 provides an overview of major differences between the software on Sun Fire 15K servers and corresponding software on Sun Enterprise 10000 servers.

Chapter C H A P T E R - 4 provides an overview of the Solaris operating environment as it applies to Sun Fire 15K servers.

Chapter C H A P T E R - 5 provides an overview of System Management Services (SMS) software.

Chapter C H A P T E R - 6 provides an overview of Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) software.

Chapter C H A P T E R - 7 provides an overview of Sun Management Center software running on Sun Fire 15K servers.

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.

Refer to one or more of the following for this information:

Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals

AnswerBook2 online documentation for the Solaris software environment

Other software documentation that you received with your system

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 superuser 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	`#`

Related Documentation


Application	Title
Usage	System Management Services Administrator Guide
Reference	System Management Services Reference Manual
Installation, Issues, Limitations, and Bugs	System Management Services Installation Guide and Release Notes
Usage	System Management Services Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide
Usage	Sun Fire 15K Dynamic Reconfiguration User's Guide
Usage	Sun Management Center Software User's Guide
Usage	Sun Management Center Supplement for Sun Fire 15K Systems
Installation	Sun Management Center Software Installation Guide
Issues, Limitations, and Bugs	Sun Management Center Release Notes for Sun Fire 15K Systems
Issues, Limitations, and Bugs	Sun Management Center Software Release Notes
Installation and Configuration	Sun Fire 15K System Site Planning Guide

In addition, SM and DR error messages are described by an on-line help system whose use is explained in the user guides shown above.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

A broad selection of Sun system documentation is located at:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs

A complete set of Solaris documentation and many other titles are located at:

http://docs.sun.com

Ordering Sun Documentation

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For a list of documents and how to order them, visit the Sun Documentation Center on Fatbrain.com at:

http://www.fatbrain.com/documentation/sun

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