Preface

The Sun Blade 1500 Getting Started Guide (817-5129-11) describes how to set up the Operating System and use the preinstalled software applications for Sun Blade 1500 workstations with silver bezels. This book is written for users who have experience installing workstation hardware and software.

The Sun Blade 1500 Getting Started Guide is translated into French, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. The translated documentation is located on the Sun Blade 1500 Hardware Documentation CD (704-7857). The Sun Blade 1500 Getting Started Guide and its translations are also located at:
http://www.sun.com/documentation/

How This Book Is Organized

The document is organized into chapters as follows:

Chapter 1 describes unpacking, cabling, and powering on the workstation.

Chapter 2 describes setup and use of the preinstalled Solaris trademark Operating System.

Chapter 3 describes how to start the preinstalled software applications.

Chapter 4 describes workstation troubleshooting.

Using UNIX Commands

The Sun Blade 1500 Getting Started Guide might not contain all of the information needed to perform basic UNIX® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following for additional UNIX commands:

Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals

Sun Blade 1500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual (817-5127)

Other Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at

http://docs.sun.com

Typographic Conventions

Typeface*	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 on-screen 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 replace command-line variables. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.
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Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Related Documentation

Application	Title	Part Number
System setup	Sun Blade 1500 Start Here	817-5123
Basic troubleshooting	Sun Blade 1500 Troubleshooting Card	817-5125
Detailed service, diagnostics, and troubleshooting	Sun Blade 1500 Service, Diagnostics, and Troubleshooting Manual	817-5127
Changes to hardware, software and documentation	Sun Blade 1500 Product Notes	817-5131
Safety and compliance	Sun Blade 1500 Safety and Compliance Guide Important Safety Information for Sun Hardware Systems	817-5130 816-7190
Solaris Operating System	Solaris 8 2/04 Sun Hardware Platform Guide Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals Solaris 9 9/04 Release Notes Supplement for Sun Hardware Solaris 9 9/04 Sun Hardware Platform Guide	(Subject to change)
Graphics accelerators	Sun XVR-100 Graphics Accelerator Installation Guide Sun XVR-600 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User's Guide Sun XVR-1200 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User's Guide	816-7560 817-2195 816-7386
Coprocessor board	SunPCi III 3.2.1 User's Guide	817-3630

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

You can view, print, or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation, including localized versions, at:

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

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Contacting Sun Technical Support

If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document, go to:

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

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http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback/

Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback. The part number of this Sun Blade 1500 Getting Started Guide is 817-5129-11.