Sun Update Connection - Enterprise 1.0 Quick Start Guide: Getting Started

Preface

The Sun Update Connection - Enterprise 1.0 Quick Start Guide: Getting Started provides information to system administrations about how to install and configure the Sun^SM Update Connection – Enterprise 1.0.x software. This software manages software updates to systems that run the Solaris^TM Operating System (Solaris OS) or Linux distributions.

Note –

This Solaris release supports systems that use the SPARC® and x86 families of processor architectures: UltraSPARC®, SPARC64, AMD64, Pentium, and Xeon EM64T. The supported systems appear in the Solaris Hardware Compatibility List at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl. This document cites any implementation differences between the platform types.

In this document these x86 related terms mean the following:

“x86” refers to the larger family of 64-bit and 32-bit x86 compatible products.
“x64” points out specific 64-bit information about AMD64 or EM64T systems.
“32-bit x86” points out specific 32-bit information about x86 based systems.

For supported systems, see the Solaris Hardware Compatibility List.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for system administrators who manage software updates in enterprise environments.

Before You Read This Book

To effectively use this book, you should be familiar with the hardware systems and network of your organization.

Specifically, understand the following:

Your client and host operating systems
Basic Linux and Solaris commands and dependency issues
Common X Windows actions and the use of applications in X Windows

Related Books

In addition to this book, find more information in the following publications.

Table P–1 Related Information


Information	Description
Sun Update Connection – Enterprise Release Notes	Describes any bugs and known problems. This book includes late new features and platform support.
Sun Update Connection – Enterprise Bare Metal Installation Guide	Describes the steps needed to install the software for a bare metal server.
Sun Update Connection - Enterprise 1.0 Administration Guide	Provides procedures for customization, backup and restore, support of Shared Resources, and advanced configurations. This book also includes explanations of solutions for Linux and Solaris technology, security, and an overview of how the servers work together.
Sun Update Connection – Enterprise 1.0 User's Guide	Provides information to system administrators about how to use the Sun Update Connection – Enterprise software to manage software updates to systems that run the Solaris Operating System or Linux distributions.

Documentation, Support, and Training

The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:

Sun will provide a technical FAQ in a read only format at http://forum.sun.com/jive/forum.jspa?forumID=334. The URL is subject to change and may be removed at Sun's discretion.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–2 Typographic Conventions


Typeface	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. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX® system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–3 Shell Prompts


Shell	Prompt
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser	`#`