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Sun N1 Service Provisioning System User's Guide and Release Notes for the OS Provisioning Plug-In 2.0

Preface

The Sun N1 Service Provisioning System User's Guide and Release Notes for the OS Provisioning Plug-In 2.0 explains how to provision operating systems through the N1 Service Provisioning System (N1 SPS) product.

Who Should Use This Book

The main audience for the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System User's Guide and Release Notes for the OS Provisioning Plug-In 2.0 includes system administrators and operators of N1 SPS software who want to be able to maintain the operating systems throughout their enterprise. These users are expected to be familiar with the following:

Before You Read This Book

If you are not already familiar with using the N1 SPS software, read the following books:

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, Introduction to OS Provisioning provides an overview of the OS provisioning feature.

Chapter 2, Release Notes for OS Provisioning Plug-In includes known issues and late-breaking news about OS provisioning features.

Chapter 3, OS Provisioning Deployment Environment describes how to set up the environment to more easily support OS provisioning.

Chapter 4, Installing and Configuring the OS Provisioning Plug-In explains how to install and configure the OS provisioning plug-in.

Chapter 5, Provisioning the Solaris Operating System provides step-by-step instructions on how to provision Solaris systems.

Chapter 6, Provisioning the Linux Operating Environment provides step-by-step instructions on how to provision Linux systems.

Chapter 7, Provisioning the Windows Operating Environment provides step-by-step instructions on how to provision Windows systems.

Chapter 8, Target Hosts for OS Provisioning describes appropriate target hosts for OS provisioning.

Appendix A, Target Host Variables describes the specific variables that apply to each target host type.

Appendix B, Solaris Profile Component Variables describes the specific variables that apply to the Solaris provisioning profiles.

Appendix C, Creating Additional JET Modules explains how to extend the Solaris provisioning functionality by creating user-specific custom modules.

Related Third-Party Web Site References

Third-party URLs are referenced in this document and provide additional, related information.

Note –

Sun is not responsible for the availability of third-party web sites mentioned in this document. Sun does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials that are available on or through such sites or resources. Sun will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods, or services that are available on or through such sites or resources.

Documentation, Support, and Training

Sun Function 

URL 

Description 

Documentation 

http://www.sun.com/documentation/

Download PDF and HTML documents, and order printed documents 

Support and Training 

http://www.sun.com/supportraining/

Obtain technical support, download patches, and learn about Sun courses 

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

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 

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