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Preface

This guide describes how to manage system resources with the Capacity on Demand (COD) feature of SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 servers from Oracle and Fujitsu. It includes instructions for ordering and installing your COD Hardware Activation Option from Oracle.

Some references to server names and document names are abbreviated for readability. For example, if you see a reference to the M9000 server, note that the full product name is the SPARC Enterprise M9000 server. And if you see a reference to the XSCF Reference Manual, note that the full document name is the SPARC Enterprise M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF Reference Manual.

Before reading this document, you should read the overview guide for your server and the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Administration Guide.

At publication of this document, servers described herein were shipping with XCP 1101 firmware available or installed. That might no longer be the latest available version, or the version now installed. Always see the Product Notes that apply to the firmware on your server, and those that apply to the latest firmware release.

This chapter includes the following sections:

Audience

This guide is written for experienced system administrators with working knowledge of computer networks, and advanced knowledge of the Oracle Solaris Operating System (Oracle Solaris OS).

Related Documentation

All documents for your sever are available online at the following locations:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/index.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/sparc-mseries-servers-252709.html

http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=E19867-01&id=homepage

http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=E19855-01&id=homepage

http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=E19580-01&id=homepage

http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=E19170-01&id=homepage

http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=E19415-01&id=homepage

 

 


Related M-Series Server Documents

SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Site Planning Guide

SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Site Planning Guide

SPARC Enterprise Equipment Rack Mounting Guide

SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Getting Started Guide*

SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Getting Started Guide*

SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Overview Guide

SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Overview Guide

SPARC Enterprise M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Important Legal and Safety Information*

SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Safety and Compliance Guide

SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Safety and Compliance Guide

External I/O Expansion Unit Safety and Compliance Guide

SPARC Enterprise M4000 Server Unpacking Guide*

SPARC Enterprise M5000 Server Unpacking Guide*

SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Unpacking Guide*

SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Installation Guide

SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Installation Guide

SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Service Manual

SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Service Manual

External I/O Expansion Unit Installation and Service Manual

SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Administration Guide

SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF User’s Guide

SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF Reference Manual

SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) User’s Guide

SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Capacity on Demand (COD) User’s Guide

SPARC Enterprise M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes[1]

SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Product Notes

SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Product Notes

External I/O Expansion Unit Product Notes

SPARC Enterprise M3000/M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Glossary


Syntax of the Command-Line Interface (CLI)

The command syntax is as follows:

Text Conventions

This manual uses the following fonts and symbols to express specific types of information.


Font/Symbol

Meaning

Example 

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output.

This font represents the example of command input in the frame. 

XSCF> adduser jsmith

AaBbCc123

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

This font represents the example of command output in the frame. 

XSCF> showuser -P
User Name:     jsmith
Privileges:    useradm
               auditadm

Italic

Indicates the name of a reference manual, a variable, or user-replaceable text.

See the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF User’s Guide.

" "

Indicates names of chapters, sections, items, buttons, or menus

See Chapter 2, "System Features."


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1 (TableFootnote) Beginning with the XCP 1100 release.


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