Preface

The preface contains information on how to use the Oracle VM Server User's Guide. The areas discussed are:

• Audience

• Documentation Accessibility

• Command Syntax

• Related Documents

• Conventions

Audience

The Oracle VM Server User's Guide is intended for system administrators and end users who want to learn the fundamentals of virtualization and the provision of virtual guest operating systems.

Documentation Accessibility

For information about Oracle's commitment to accessibility, visit the Oracle Accessibility Program website at http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=docacc.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Command Syntax

UNIX command syntax appears in monospace font. The dollar character ($), number sign (#), or percent character (%) are UNIX command prompts. Do not enter them as part of the command. The following command syntax conventions are used in this guide:

Convention	Description
backslash \	A backslash is the UNIX command continuation character. It is used in command examples that are too long to fit on a single line. Enter the command as displayed (with a backslash) or enter it on a single line without a backslash: dd if=/dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s6 of=/dev/rst0 bs=10b \ count=10000
braces { }	Braces indicate required items: .DEFINE {macro1}
brackets [ ]	Brackets indicate optional items: cvtcrt termname [outfile]
ellipses ...	Ellipses indicate an arbitrary number of similar items: CHKVAL fieldname value1 value2 ... valueN
italics	Italic type indicates a variable. Substitute a value for the variable: library_name
vertical line |	A vertical line indicates a choice within braces or brackets: FILE filesize [K|M]

Related Documents

For more information, see the following documents in the Oracle VM Release 2.2 documentation set:

• Oracle VM Server Quick Start Guide

• Oracle VM Server Release Notes

• Oracle VM Server Installation Guide

• Oracle VM Manager Release Notes

• Oracle VM Manager Installation Guide

• Oracle VM Manager User's Guide

• Oracle VM Windows Paravirtual Drivers Installation Guide

• Oracle VM Template Builder Installation and User's Guide

• Oracle VM Manager Web Services API Reference

You can also get the latest information on Oracle VM by going to the Oracle virtualization Web site:

http://www.oracle.com/virtualization

Conventions

The following text conventions are used in this document:

Convention	Meaning
boldface	Boldface type indicates graphical user interface elements associated with an action, or terms defined in text or the glossary.
italic	Italic type indicates book titles, emphasis, or placeholder variables for which you supply particular values.
monospace	Monospace type indicates commands within a paragraph, URLs, code in examples, text that appears on the screen, or text that you enter.