The Sun N1 System Manager 1.2 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 N1TM System Manager system.
This guide is intended for system administrators who are responsible for installing or upgrading the N1 System Manager software and hardware. The system administrators must have extensive knowledge and experience in the following areas:
The Linux and SolarisTM 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, SNMP, and mail configuration
Network device interconnections and cabling
Linux KickstartTM installation
Solaris JumpStartTM installation
Chapter 1, Site Preparation Overview provides an overview of the N1 System Manager system preparation work flow.
Chapter 2, Sun N1 System Manager System and Network Preparation lists the hardware and software required for a successful installation of the N1 System Manager, and provides references and guidelines describing how to connect the N1 System Manager management server to servers that are to be managed and to external Ethernet switches.
Chapter 3, Installing and Configuring an OS on the Management Server describes how to install an OS on the N1 System Manager system.
Appendix A, Alternate Sun Fire V20z and V40z Reference Configuration provides an overview and reference configuration diagrams for an alternative method of connecting Sun FireTM V20z and V40z provisionable servers to the N1 System Manager networks.
This guide is part of a six-volume implementation reference set. The set should be read in the following order:
The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:
The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.
Table P–1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface |
Meaning |
Example |
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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 |
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. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online. |
The following table shows the default UNIX® system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–2 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
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C shell |
machine_name% |
C shell for superuser |
machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell |
$ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser |
# |