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Sun N1 Service Provisioning System User's Guide for Oracle Database Plug-In 3.0

Preface

This book explains how to use the N1TM Service Provisioning System (N1 SPS) software to capture and deploy Oracle Database applications and files.

Who Should Use This Book

The main audience for the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System User's Guide for Oracle Plug-In 3.0 includes system administrators and operators of N1 SPS software who want to be able to incorporate Oracle Database functionality with N1 SPS software. These users are expected to be familiar with the following:

Before You Read This Book

If you are not already familiar with using the N1 SPS software, read the following books:

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, Overview of the Oracle Database Plug-In provides an overview of the plug-in solution.

Chapter 2, Release Notes for Oracle Database Plug-In contains any late-breaking news or known issues for this plug-in.

Chapter 3, Installing and Configuring the Oracle Database Plug-In explains how to install and configure the plug-in.

Chapter 4, Using the Oracle Database Plug-In explains how to capture and deploy applications and files through the plug-in and describes the specific component types that are provided with the plug-in.

Related Third-Party Web Site References

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Note –

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Documentation, Support, and Training

The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:

Typographic Conventions

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

Table P–1 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 the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts

Shell 

Prompt 

C shell 

machine_name%

C shell for superuser 

machine_name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell 

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser 

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