N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 User's Guide for the Solaris Plug-In

Preface

The N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 User's Guide for the Solaris Plug-In contains information about installing, configuring, and using N1 Grid Service Provisioning System to provision Solaris^TM 10 zones.

Who Should Use This Book

The main audience for the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 User's Guide for the Solaris Plug-In includes system administrators and operators of N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 software who want to be able to incorporate Solaris 10 zones functionality with N1 Grid Service Provisioning System software. These users are expected to have the following background:

Familiar with the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System 5.0 product
Familiar with standard UNIX® and Microsoft Windows commands and utilities
Familiar with the general concepts associated with Solaris 10 zones

Before You Read This Book

If you are not already familiar with using the N1 Grid Service Provisioning System software, read the following books:

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, Overview of Solaris Plug-In provides an overview of the Solaris Plug-In.

Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring the Solaris Plug-In explains how to install and configure the Solaris Plug-In.

Chapter 3, Using the Solaris Plug-In describes how to use the specific components and plans that are provided with the Solaris Plug-In.

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://docs.sun.com.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a list of documents and how to order them, see “Buy printed documentation” at http://docs.sun.com.

Typographic Conventions

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`	Command-line 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.]

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	`#`