Hardware Certification Test Suite 2.3 User's Guide

Preface

The Hardware Certification Test Suite 2.3 User's Guide provides procedural and reference material necessary to run the HCTS application. This application is used to certify an x86 system or controller for use with SolarisTM Operating System x86 Platform Edition.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for independent hardware vendors (IHVs), hardware manufacturers, system integrators, and end users who wish to certify their systems for use with Solaris Operating System x86 Platform Edition using the Hardware Certification Test Suite.

Related Books

In addition to the this guide, see the following document:

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

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Ordering Sun Documentation

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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 

To delete a file, type rm filename.

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new terms, or terms to be emphasized 

Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be root to do this.

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 

#