Preface

The Sun Ray Server Software 3.1.1 Administrator's Guide provides instructions for setting up, administering, monitoring, and troubleshooting a system of Sun Ray trademark Desktop Units (DTUs) and their server or servers. It is written for system administrators who are already familiar with the Sun Ray computing paradigm and have substantial networking knowledge. This guide may also be useful for those interested in customizing Sun Ray systems.

Before You Read This Book

This guide assumes that you have installed the Sun Ray Server Software on your server from the Sun Ray Server Software 3.1.1 CD or the Electronic Software Download (ESD).

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 gives an overview of the Sun Ray system.

Chapter 2 describes the command-line interface.

Chapter 3 describes the Administration Tool.

Chapter 4 describes peripherals for Sun Ray DTUs.

Chapter 5 describes mobile sessions, also known as Hotdesking.

Chapter 6 gives a brief description of traffic encryption between Sun Ray clients and servers and server-to-client authentication.

Chapter 7 outlines issues pertinent to the Gnome Display Manager.

Chapter 8 discusses network requirements, including LAN, VLAN, and dedicated interconnect options, switch requirements, and other network topology issues.

Chapter 9 describes how to implement multihead and XINERAMA on a Sun Ray system.

Chapter 10 discusses failover groups.

Appendix A addresses user settings and concerns.

Appendix B provides troubleshooting information, including error messages from the Authentication Manager.

This manual also contains a glossary and an index.

Using UNIX Commands

This document does not contain information on basic UNIX^® commands and procedures, such as shutting down the system, booting the system, or configuring devices. This document does, however, contain information about specific Sun Ray system commands.

Typographic Conventions

Typeface	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	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this.
	Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value	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
Installation	Sun Ray Server Software 3.1.1 Installation and Configuration Guide for the Linux Operating System	819-6685-10
Release Notes	Sun Ray Server Software 3.1.1 Re;ease Notes for the Linux Operating System	819-6688-10

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