1. Oracle Solaris Management Tools (Road Map)
2. Working With the Solaris Management Console (Tasks)
3. Working With the Oracle Java Web Console (Tasks)
4. Managing User Accounts and Groups (Overview)
5. Managing User Accounts and Groups (Tasks)
6. Managing Client-Server Support (Overview)
7. Managing Diskless Clients (Tasks)
8. Introduction to Shutting Down and Booting a System
9. Shutting Down and Booting a System (Overview)
10. Shutting Down a System (Tasks)
11. Modifying Oracle Solaris Boot Behavior (Tasks)
12. Booting an Oracle Solaris System (Tasks)
13. Managing the Oracle Solaris Boot Archives (Tasks)
14. Troubleshooting Booting an Oracle Solaris System (Tasks)
15. x86: GRUB Based Booting (Reference)
16. x86: Booting a System That Does Not Implement GRUB (Tasks)
17. Working With the Oracle Solaris Auto Registration regadm Command (Tasks)
Changes in Behavior When Using SMF
Service Configuration Repository
SMF Administrative and Programming Interfaces
SMF Command-Line Administrative Utilities
Service Management Configuration Library Interfaces
When to Use Run Levels or Milestones
Determining a System's Run Level
What Happens When the System Is Brought to Run Level 3
20. Managing Software (Overview)
21. Managing Software With Oracle Solaris System Administration Tools (Tasks)
22. Managing Software by Using Oracle Solaris Package Commands (Tasks)
This chapter provides an overview of the Service Management Facility (SMF). In addition, information that is related to run levels is provided.
The following is a list of the information that is in this chapter:
For information on the procedures associated with SMF, see Managing Services (Task Map). For information on the procedures associated with run levels, see Using Run Control Scripts (Task Map).