Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 Installation Guide

Preface

This guide describes how to install Solaris^TM Resource Manager 1.3 on systems running the releases of Solaris SPARC^TM Platform Edition listed in Chapter 1, Installing Solaris Resource Manager 1.3. It covers the Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 packages described in Table 1-6. This document is applicable to all releases of the Solaris Resource Manager product.

Troubleshooting tips and instructions on how to remove the Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 software from your system are also provided.

Note -

Read all the information in this guide and follow the instructions carefully. Installing the Solaris Resource Manager software makes some significant changes to your system.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is for system administrators who want to install Solaris Resource Manager on their servers. It is expected that the administrator has at least 1-2 years of experience with UNIX® administration.

Contents of the CD-ROM

The product CD includes the following files and directories.

File/Directory Name	Description
`Copyright`	Copyright file
`SolarisResourceManager_1.3`	Directory that contains the product and the documentation
`Installer`	Installation script
`Uninstaller`	Script to remove the product
`README_en`	Product README file

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, Installing Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 describes how to install the Solaris Resource Manager product.

Chapter 2, Installing Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 in Sun Cluster 3.0 Update Environments describes how to install the Solaris Resource Manager and Sun Cluster products together.

Chapter 3, Removing Solaris Resource Manager explains how to remove the Solaris Resource Manager product from your system.

Chapter 4, Troubleshooting provides information on installation problems and their solutions.

Related Books

The following resources provide configuration, usage, and release information for the Solaris Resource Manager product:

The Solaris Resource Manager 1.2 Release Notes gives a brief product introduction, identifies patches required to use the product, and provides information on bugs and known problems.
The Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 System Administration Guide describes how to configure and administer the Solaris Resource Manager software. Read this guide to understand how the product works and how to configure it to best meet your needs.
The Solaris Resource Manager 1.3 Reference Manual is the AnswerBook2^TM version of the Solaris Resource Manager man pages. These entries supplement the Sun^TM operating system base man pages installed on your system. The administration guide references these pages. Online versions of the man pages, accessible using the man command, are also provided in the Solaris Resource Manager SUNWsrmm and SUNWrcapm packages.

For additional information on Sun Cluster installation, see the Sun Cluster 3.0 12/01 Software Installation Guide in the Sun Cluster 3.0 12/01 Collection, available on the docs.sun.com^SM Web site.

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://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html.

What Typographic Conventions Mean

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions


Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories in text; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls` `-a` to list all files. `machine_name% You have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`AaBbCc123`	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles or words to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. You must log in first.

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.

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	`#`