N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 User's Guide for the Windows 2000 Plug-In

Preface

The N1^TM Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 User's Guide for the Windows 2000 Plug-In contains information about installing, configuring, and using N1 Grid Service Provisioning System to provision Windows COM, COM+, and Internet Information Services (IIS) files and applications.

Who Should Use This Book

The main audience for this book includes system administrators and operators of N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 software who want to capture and deploy Windows 2000 files and applications with N1 Grid Service Provisioning System software. These users are expected to have the following background:

Familiar with the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 product
Familiar with standard UNIX® and Microsoft Windows commands and utilities
Familiar with the general concepts associated with Windows 2000, COM, COM+, and IIS

Before You Read This Book

If you are not already familiar with using the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System software, read the following books:

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, Overview of Windows 2000 Plug-In provides an overview of the Windows 2000 Plug-In.

Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring the Windows 2000 Plug-In explains how to install and configure the Windows 2000 Plug-In.

Chapter 3, Using the Windows 2000 Plug-In describes how to use the specific components and plans that are provided with the Windows 2000 Plug-In.

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Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.

Table P–1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`AaBbCc123`	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. Perform a patch analysis. Do not save the file. [Note that some emphasized items appear bold online.]

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts


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