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Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 XML Schema Reference Guide

Preface

The Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 XML Schema Reference Guide provides detailed information about the XML schemas used to define components, component types, plans, plug-ins, and plug-in user interfaces.

Who Should Use This Book

Anyone who develops components, plans, or plug-ins for the Sun N1TM Service Provisioning System environment might need to use this book.

Before You Read This Book

You should already be familiar with the general concepts and tasks in the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System environment, as explained in these documents:

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, XML Schema Overview provides an overview of the XML schemas in the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System product.

Chapter 2, Shared Schema Used by Components and Simple Plans provides detailed information about common elements.

Chapter 3, Component Schema provides detailed information about the elements and attributes that are used to define components and component types.

Chapter 5, Resource Descriptor Schema provides detailed information about the elements and attributes that are used to define resource descriptor files.

Chapter 4, Plan Schema provides detailed information about the elements and attributes that are used to define execution plans.

Chapter 6, Plug-In Descriptor Schema provides detailed information about the elements and attributes that are used to describe a plug-in.

Chapter 7, Plug-In User Interface Schema provides detailed information about the elements and attributes that are used to define an interface to a plug-in.

Appendix A, Component Change Compatibility provides detailed information about the compatibility of changes among components.

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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