Sun Fire 880 Dynamic Reconfiguration User's Guide

Preface

The information in this book is intended for system administrators and service providers.

This User's Guide describes the Sun Fire^TM 880 Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) feature, which enables you to attach and detach PCI cards from a running system. The information in this User's Guide applies only to Sun Fire 880 systems.

Using UNIX Commands

This document may not contain information on 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 this information:

Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals
AnswerBook2^TM online documentation for the Solaris^TM Operating Environment

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	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this.
	Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` `filename`.

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell superuser	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Application	Title	Part Number
Installation	Sun Fire 880 Server Owner's Guide Sun Fire 880 Server Rackmounting Guide Sun Fire 880 Server Product Notes	806-6592 806-6594 806-6593
Service	Sun Fire 880 Server Service Manual	806-6597
System Administration	Sun Fire 880 Server Owner's Guide Platform Notes: Using luxadm Software Sun Fire 880 Server Product Notes	806-6592 816-0229 806-6593

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