The Sun N1 Service Provisioning System User's Guide for Linux Plug-in 2.0 contains information about installing, configuring, and using N1 Service Provisioning System to provision Linux RPM files.
The main audience for the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System User's Guide for Linux Plug-in 2.0 includes system administrators and operators of N1 Service Provisioning System software who want to be able to deploy Linux files with N1 Service Provisioning System software. These users are expected to have the following background:
Familiar with the N1 Service Provisioning System product
Familiar with standard UNIX® and Microsoft Windows commands and utilities
Familiar with the general concepts associated with Linux and RPM
If you are not already familiar with using the N1 Service Provisioning System software, read the following books:
Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 System Administration Guide
Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Operation and Provisioning Guide
Chapter 1, Overview of Linux Plug-In provides an overview of the Linux Plug-In.
Chapter 2, Release Notes for the Linux Plug-In provides a list of installation and runtime issues.
Chapter 3, Installing and Configuring the Linux Plug-In explains how to install and configure the Linux Plug-In.
Chapter 4, Using the Linux Plug-In describes how to capture and deploy Linux RPM files and identifies the specific component types in the Linux Plug-In.
The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:
The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.
Table P–1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface |
Meaning |
Example |
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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. |
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 |
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C shell |
machine_name% |
C shell for superuser |
machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell |
$ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser |
# |