Preface

The Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Installation and Configuration Guide describes the requirements, network and hardware connections and preparation processes, and the procedures for installing and configuring the base operating system and then the Sun N1 System Manager system.

Who Should Use This Book

This guide is intended for system administrators who are responsible for installing the N1 System Manager software and hardware. The system administrators must have extensive knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• The Linux and Solaris^TM operating systems, and the network administration tools provided by each operating system

• Network equipment and network devices from a variety of vendors such as Sun and Cisco

• DNS, DHCP, IP addressing, subnetworks, VLANs, and SNMP

• Network device interconnections and cabling

How This Book Is Organized

• Chapter 1, Installing and Configuring the Sun N1 System Manager Software describes how to install, configure, and tune the N1 System Manager software.

• Chapter 2, Uninstalling the Sun N1 System Manager Software describes how to uninstall the N1 System Manager software.

• Chapter 3, Troubleshooting provides a list of problems and error messages, and the procedures for resolving the problems.

Related Documentation

This guide is part of a six-volume implementation reference set. The set should be read in the following order:

• Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Release Notes

• Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Introduction

• Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Site Preparation Guide

• Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Administration Guide

• Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Command Line Reference Manual

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.com^SM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at http://docs.sun.com.

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	The command to remove a file is rm filename.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. Perform a patch analysis. Do not save the file. [Note that some emphasized items appear bold online.]

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, and the management server N1-ok> 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	#
N1-ok shell	N1-ok>

In this book, unless otherwise specified, the term “command line” is used to describe the N1-ok> shell. The N1-ok> shell is defined as any of the following shells:

• The shell available from the command-line pane of the browser interface

• The shell available from a terminal console window, after logging in by ssh to the management server

• The standard UNIX or Linux shell, with all commands preceded by the n1sh command