Preface

The SunTrunking 1.3 Installation and User's Guide describes how to install and configure the Sun Trunking trademark 1.3 software. These instructions are designed for an experienced system administrator with networking knowledge.

How This Document Is Organized

This manual describes how to install and configure the Sun Trunking 1.3 software on the supported adapters.

Chapter 1 provides an overview of Sun Trunking 1.3 software, including the hardware and software requirements for using this product.

Chapter 2 describes how to prepare for and install the Sun Trunking 1.3 software packages using the automated installation script.

Chapter 3 describes how to edit and create the Sun Trunking 1.3 configuration files.

Appendix A describes how to install the Sun Trunking 1.3 software and the driver software manually.

Appendix B describes the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP), which has been added to this release.

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:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at:

http://docs.sun.com

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

Typeface`^[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 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 this. To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

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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 this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Related Documentation

The documents listed as online are available at:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/

TABLE P-1 Related Documentation
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Install	Sun Quad FastEthernet SBus Adapter Installation and User's Guide	805-0732
Install	Sun Quad FastEthernet SBus Adapter Release Notes	805-1444
Install	Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Installation and User's Guide	805-1797
Install	Sun Quad FastEthernet PCI Adapter Release Notes	805-2901
Install	Sun GigabitEthernet/S 2.0 Adapter Installation and User's Guide	805-2784
Install	Sun GigabitEthernet/S 2.0 Adapter Release Notes	805-5937
Install	Sun GigabitEthernet/P 2.0 Adapter Installation and User's Guide	805-2785
Install	Sun GigabitEthernet/P 2.0 Adapter Release Notes	805-5938
Install	Sun GigabitEthernet SBus Adapter 1.1 User's Guide	805-1797
Install	Sun GigabitEthernet SBus Adapter 1.1 Product Notes	805-3950
Install	Sun GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter 1.1 User's Guide	805-2901
Install	Sun GigabitEthernet PCI Adapter 1.1 Product Notes	805-3952
Install	Sun GigaSwift Ethernet PCI Adapter Installation and User's Guide	816-1702
Install	Sun GigaSwift Ethernet PCI Adapter Product Notes	816-1703

Documentation, Support, and Training

Sun Function	URL
Documentation	`http://www.sun.com/documentation/`
Support	`http://www.sun.com/support/`
Training	`http://www.sun.com/training/`

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