Preface

This guide describes facilities and system requirements for installing the Sun StorageTek trademark 5800 System. Follow the guidelines as outlined in this document when planning your installation.

Note - This guide describes what you must do to prepare your site for the installation of the 5800 system. The actual installation must be performed by qualified Sun Service personnel.

Before You Read This Book

Before you begin to install the 5800 system, read the regulatory and safety requirements described in this book:

Sun StorageTek 5800 System Regulatory and Safety Compliance Manual

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 describes the requirements for preparing your site for installation of the 5800 system.

Chapter 2 describes the physical, environmental, and electrical requirements for the cabinet in which the 5800 system is installed.

Appendix A provides worksheets to help you gather the information you need to complete the installation.

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information on basic UNIX^® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at

http://docs.sun.com

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Table with examples of the types of shell prompts that are used in this book.

Typographic Conventions

Typeface`^[1]`	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. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.	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.

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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. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

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.

Table with descriptions and examples of the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Title	Part Number	Format	Location
Sun StorageTe 5800 System Regulatory and Safety Compliance Manual	819-3809-xx	HTML PDF	Online
Sun StorageTek 5800 System Administration Guide	820-4118-xx	HTML PDF	Online
Sun StorageTek 5800 System Overview	820-4119-xx	HTML PDF	Online
Sun StorageTek 5800 System Release Notes	820-4120-xx	HTML PDF	Online
Sun StorageTek 5800 System Client API Reference Guide	820-4796-xx	PDF	Online
Sun StorageTek 5800 System SDK Developer’s Guide	820-4797-xx	PDF	Online

Documentation, Support, and Training

Sun Function	URL
Documentation	`http://www.sun.com/documentation/`
Support	`http://www.sun.com/support/`
Training	`http://www.sun.com/training/`

Third-Party Web Sites

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Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can submit your comments by going to:

http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback

Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback:

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