Logical Domains 1.3 Administration Guide

Preface

The Logical Domains 1.3 Administration Guide provides detailed information and procedures that describe the overview, security considerations, installation, configuration, modification, and execution of common tasks for the Logical Domains Manager 1.3 software on supported servers, blades, and server modules. Refer to Supported Platforms in Logical Domains 1.3 Release Notes for a list.

This guide is intended for the system administrators on these servers who have a working knowledge of UNIX® systems and the Solaris^TM Operating System (Solaris OS).

Related Documentation

The following table shows the documentation that is available for the Logical Domains 1.3 release. These documents are available in HTML and PDF formats unless indicated.

Table P–1 Related Documentation


Application	Title	Part Number
Logical Domains 1.3 Software	Logical Domains 1.3 Administration Guide Logical Domains 1.3 Release Notes Logical Domains 1.3 Reference Manual Solaris 10 Reference Manual Collection drd(1M) man page vntsd(1M) man page	821-0406 821-0404 821-0405
LDoms Software Basics	Beginners Guide to LDoms: Understanding and Deploying Logical Domains Software (PDF)	820-0832
LDoms Management Information Base (MIB)	Logical Domains (LDoms) MIB 1.0.1 Administration Guide Logical Domains (LDoms) MIB 1.0.1 Release Notes	820-2319-10 820-2320-10
Solaris OS: Installation and Configuration	Solaris 10 10/09 Release and Installation Collection	N/A

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Documentation, Support, and Training

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Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P–2 Typographic Conventions


Typeface	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`	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for shells that are included in the Solaris OS. Note that the default system prompt that is displayed in command examples varies, depending on the Solaris release.

Table P–3 Shell Prompts


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