Preface

The Netra CT Server Software Developer's Guide contains information for developers writing application software for the Netra trademark CT 810 and 410 servers. This manual assumes you are a software developer familiar with UNIX commands and networking applications.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 contains an overview of the Netra CT software and lists the requirements for developing software applications for the platform.

Chapter 2 displays the system's various equipment models. The diagrams in this chapter demonstrate how the Netra CT software views the hardware components.

Chapter 3 offers a tutorial in writing applications that interface with the Netra CT server software.

Chapter 4 introduces the application programming interfaces for the Netra CT server including the Netra CT element management agent software.

Chapter 5 describes the Netra CT Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) management information base (MIB).

Chapter 6 presents the design of the Netra CT software modules and how they relate to each other.

Chapter 7 provides an overview of the Netra CT Processor Management Services (PMS) software.

Chapter 8 defines the Solaris trademark operating system's platform information and control library (PICL) software and how you can use it to set the watchdog timer.

For obscure or difficult terminology definition, see the Glossary.

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. You must be superuser to do this. 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.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Shell Prompts

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

Related Documentation

The Netra CT Server documentation is listed in the following table.

Title	Part Number
Netra CT Server Start Here	816-2479
Netra CT Server Product Overview	816-2480
Netra CT Server Installation Guide	816-2481
Netra CT Server Service Manual	816-2482
Netra CT Server System Administration Guide	816-2483
Netra CT Server Safety and Compliance Manual	816-2484
Netra CT Server Software Developer's Guide	816-2486
Netra CT Server Release Notes	817-0939

You might want to refer to documentation on the following software for additional information: the Solaris operating environment, the ChorusOS trademark environment, OpenBoot PROM firmware, and the Netra High Availability (HA) Suite.

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

Accessing Sun Documentation

You can view, print, or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation, including localized versions, at:

http://www.sun.com/documentation

Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to:

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

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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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