Preface

These Release Notes summarize new information including features, known issues, and workarounds, as well as important safety guidelines for the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers. This document also contains information about past updates to the servers’ hardware and software.


Safety Guidelines

You can safely connect the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers to an IT Power System.


The use of the black-on-yellow “exclamation-point-in-a-triangle” symbol on the product indicates a reference to the following important safety information concerning National Deviations for Finland, Norway, and Sweden:

 


Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information about basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:


Shell Prompts


Shell

Prompt

C shell

machine-name%

C shell superuser

machine-name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser

#



Typographic Conventions


Typefaces[1]

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your.login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with onscreen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. Replace command-line variables with real names or values.

Read Chapter 6 in the User’s Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be superuser to do this.

To delete a file, enter rm filename.



Related Documentation

The document set for the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers is available at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/v20z-v40z

 


Product Updates, Documentation, Support, Training, and Warranty URLs

Sun provides updates to documentation, drivers, firmware, and CD-ROM .iso images through the Sun web site. The web site also provides access to technical support, training services, and more. Use the links below to access these Sun services.


Sun Function

URL

Documentation

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/sf.v40z~v20z-v40z

Updates, including firmware, drivers, and CD-ROM .iso images

http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/v20z/support.jsp

http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/v40z/support.xml

Technical support

http://www.sun.com/service/contacting

Training

http://www.sun.com/training/

Warranty

http://www.sun.com/service/support/warranty/index.html



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Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Release Notes, 819-1771-25


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