The Sun N1TM System Manager Command Line Reference Manual provides the same online help provided by the n1sh help command, in either interactive or non-interactive mode. Use this book as a reference for all the commands available for the N1 System Manager.
This guide is intended for system administrators who are responsible for managing provisionable servers running the N1 System Manager software. The system administrators are expected to have the following background:
Knowledge of Linux and SolarisTM operating systems, and the network administration tools provided by each operating system
Knowledge of network equipment and network devices from a variety of vendors such as Sun Microsystems and Cisco
Knowledge of network device interconnections and cabling
The following books and help provide useful information for installing and using the N1 System Manager.
The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:
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 |
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.] |
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn 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 |
# |