Preface

This document provides an overview of the software that runs on Sun Fire trademark high-end systems. It describes which related documents provide detailed information on the use of this software. This document also provides experienced system administrators with an overview of some key software that runs on these systems.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 provides an overview of the software that runs on Sun Fire high-end systems.

Chapter 2 describes the books that make up the Sun trademark Management Center (SMS 1.6) software documentation set, as well as other Sun documentation that describes the software that runs on Sun Fire high-end systems.

Chapter 3 provides an overview of security on Sun Fire high-end systems.

Chapter 4 provides an overview of the Solaris trademark Operating System as it applies to Sun Fire high-end systems.

Chapter 5 provides an overview of System Management Services (SMS) software.

Chapter 6 provides an overview of dynamic reconfiguration (DR) software.

Chapter 7 provides an overview of Sun Management Center software running on Sun Fire high-end systems

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.

See the following for this information:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at

http://www.sun.com/documentation

Shell Prompts

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

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. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

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.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Table listing other documents that are related to this book or product.Related Documentation

Application	Title	Part Number	Format
Issues, Limitations, and Bugs	System Management Services (SMS) 1.6 Release Notes	819-4663-10	HTML, PDF
Installation	System Management Services (SMS) 1.6 Installation Guide	819-4659-10	HTML, PDF
Usage	System Management Services (SMS) 1.6 Administrator Guide	819-4660-10	HTML, PDF
Reference	System Management Services (SMS) 1.6 Reference Manual	819-4662-10	HTML, PDF
Usage	Sun Fire High-End and Midrange Systems Dynamic Reconfiguration User's Guide	819-1501-10	HTML, PDF
Issues, Limitations, and Bugs	Sun Management Center 3.5 Version 6 Release Notes for Sun Fire High-End Systems	819-0793-12	HTML, PDF
Installation	Sun Management Center Software Installation and Configuration Guide	816-2678-10	HTML, PDF
Usage	Sun Management Center Software User's Guide	816-2716-10	HTML, PDF
Usage	Sun Management Center 3.5 Version 6 Supplement for Sun Fire High-End Systems	819-0793-12	HTML, PDF
Installation and Configuration	Sun Fire 15K/12K Site Planning Guide Sun Fire E20K/E25K Site Planning Guide	806-3510-12 817-4137-11	HTML, PDF

All SMS 1.6 manuals are available online at:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/

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/`

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

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

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