The Hardware Certification Test Suite 2.3 User's Guide provides procedural and reference material necessary to run the HCTS application. This application is used to certify an x86 system or controller for use with SolarisTM Operating System x86 Platform Edition.
This book is intended for independent hardware vendors (IHVs), hardware manufacturers, system integrators, and end users who wish to certify their systems for use with Solaris Operating System x86 Platform Edition using the Hardware Certification Test Suite.
In addition to the this guide, see the following document:
Hardware Certification Test Suite 2.3 Installation Guide
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The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.
Table P–1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 |
The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 |
Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
To delete a file, type rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, or terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this. |
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P–2 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
---|---|
C shell prompt |
machine_name% |
C shell superuser prompt |
machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt |
$ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt |
# |