Preface

This reference manual provides detailed information about the various functions and parameters of the application programming interface (API). This document is technical, and written for developers who need to know the behavior of the software.


How This Document Is Organized

Chapter 1 describes the components and functions of the Configuration API.

Chapter 2 describes the components and functions of the User API.

Chapter 3 describes the components and functions of the Profiler API.

Chapter 4 describes the Netra DPS Crypto and Hashing API and Ethernet API.

Chapter 5 describes the Fast Queue API functions.

Chapter 6 describes the Interprocess Communication (IPC) API.

Chapter 7 describes the Fastpath Manager API.

Chapter 8 describes the Access Control List (ACL) library API.

Chapter 9 describes the memory allocation (malloc) library API.


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:

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.



Related Documentation

The following table lists the documentation for this product. The online documentation is available at:

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/prod/netra.dp


Application

Title

Part Number

Format

Location

Operation

Netra Data Plane Software Suite 2.0 Update 2 User’s Guide

820-5211-11

PDF

online

Reference

Netra Data Plane Software Suite 2.0 Update 2 Reference Manual

820-5212-11

PDF

online

Last-minute information

Netra Data Plane Software Suite 2.0 Update 2 Release Notes

820-5213-11

PDF

online

Documentation Location

Netra Data Plane Software Suite 2.0 Update 2 Getting Started Guide

820-5214-11

PDF

online



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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Netra Data Plane Software Suite 2.0 Update 2 Reference Manual,
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