Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Release Notes

Documentation Errata

This section describes known documentation errata.

Command Line Help

create osprofile Help

The list of default distribution groups is incorrect. For a Solaris profile, it should be the Entire Distribution plus OEM Support instead of Core. For a Red Hat profile, it should be Everything instead of Base.

delete os Help

An OS distribution can be deleted even if it is currently deployed on a provisionable server. However, an OS distribution cannot be deleted until all of its associated OS profiles are deleted.

delete osprofile Help

An OS profile can be deleted even if it is currently deployed on a provisionable server.

show os Command Help

The type value for SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 is invalid. It should be suse instead of sles9.

Site Preparation Guide

This section describes known documentation errata in the Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Site Preparation Guide.

Management Server Connection Section Applicable to Only the Separate Management, Provisioning, and Data Networks Configuration

Management Server Connections in Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Site Preparation Guide is applicable only to the first reference configuration, Separate Management, Provisioning, and Data Networks in Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Site Preparation Guide, including the note at the end of the section. Refer to the other reference configurations for connection information.

Combined Provisioning and Data Networks, and Combined Management, Provisioning, and Data Networks

The caution statement in Combined Provisioning and Data Network, and a Separate Management Network in Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Site Preparation Guide and Combined Provisioning, Data, and Management Network in Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Site Preparation Guide should read:


Caution – Caution –

The N1 System Manager DHCP service must be the only DHCP service on the data network.


System Administration Guide

This section describes known documentation errata in the Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Administration Guide.

Restoring the N1 System Manager Database and Configuration Files

The procedure To Restore the N1 System Manager Database and Configuration Files in Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Administration Guide does not make it clear that you must first install an operating system and the N1 System Manager software on the replacement management server before starting the procedure. See Chapter 3, Installing and Configuring an OS on the Management Server, in Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Site Preparation Guide, and the Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Installation and Configuration Guide for details.

Factory-Default Polling Intervals Values are Incorrect

Table 5–3, Factory-Configured Default Polling Intervals in section Changing Polling Intervals With the Monitoring Configuration File in Sun N1 System Manager 1.1 Administration Guide lists the factory-default polling intervals as follows:

Hardware health 

120 seconds 

OS resources 

120 seconds 

Network reachability 

60 seconds 

The factory–default polling intervals are 600 seconds:

Hardware health 

600 seconds 

OS resources 

600 seconds 

Network reachability 

600 seconds