What's New in the Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2 Update 2 Release

Preface

The What's New in the Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2 Update 2 Release document describes how to install and use the new features in the Sun N1 ^TMAdvanced Architecture (N1 AA) for SAP Solutions 5.2 Update 2 release.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is for system administrators and IT operators who are responsible for configuring and maintaining the Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions software.

Before You Read This Book

This book assumes that you have already installed the Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2.1 release in your data center environment. For information about how to install the Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2.1 release, see the following books.

These books are all available in the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Update 2 Collection.

How This Book Is Organized

This book explains the following topics.

Chapter 1, What's New in the N1 AA 5.2 Update 2 Release briefly describes the new features in the Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2 Update 2 release.
Chapter 2, Installing and Configuring the Sun N1 Advanced Architecture for SAP Solutions 5.2 Update 2 Release describes how to install and configure the software on SPARC and x86 based systems.
Chapter 3, Solaris 10 Zones in an SAP Environment describes how to create and manage Solaris zones in an SAP environment with N1 Service Provisioning System and N1 AA software.
Chapter 4, J2EE Application Server Support in N1 Advanced Architecture 5.2 Update 2 Release describes how to create and manage J2EE application servers in your SAP environment with N1 Service Provisioning System and N1 AA software.
Chapter 5, N1 Advanced Architecture Support for the SAP 7 Release describes how to create and manage SAP Central Services (SCS) in your SAP environment with N1 Service Provisioning System.

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Typographic Conventions

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

Table P–1 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–2 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	`#`