How This Book Is Organized

This guide contains procedures for the system administrator to perform various tasks for running and managing an I-Fabric. This guide is divided into the following chapters.

• Chapter 1, N1 Provisioning Server Introduction provides a general overview of an I-Fabric, its components, and the N1 Provisioning Server software that controls how I-Fabric components interoperate.

• Chapter 2, I-Fabric Operation describes day-to-day I-Fabric operation activities, how to add, delete, and replace I-Fabric components, and how to set up passwords. This chapter also discusses the tspr.properties configuration file, which modifies the behaviors of all N1 Provisionable Server software.

• Chapter 3, Managing Software Images describes how the N1 Provisioning Server software enables the management of various software images in an I-Fabric. Managing software images includes creating images and updating, deleting, and listing existing images.

• Chapter 4, Monitoring and Messaging describes the monitoring and messaging system and the events being monitored.

• Chapter 5, Backing Up and Restoring Components describes how to back up and restore various I-Fabric components.

• Chapter 6, Error Messages describes error messages, their meanings, and actions required to solve a problem. It also describes how to gather additional information before reporting a problem.

• Chapter 7, Troubleshooting describes how to handle device failure and how to troubleshoot and diagnose symptoms. It explains problem-reporting mechanisms and troubleshooting concepts.

• Appendix A, Chargeable Events describes events generated by the Farm Manager that can be used to bill customers.

• Appendix B, Command-Line Tools provides a list and brief description of all command-line tools described in detail in the manual pages.