Preface

The Sun Blade 6048 Modular System Installation Guide provides detailed information about installing and setting up the Sun Blade trademark 6048 modular system for the first time.

This guide is written for system installers who are familiar with rackmounting systems and installing computer hardware, as well as for system administrators who are experienced with installing and configuring various operating systems.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 contains information about preparing to install the Sun Blade 6048 modular system.

Chapter 2 describes how to install modules and options into the chassis.

Chapter 3 contains information about attaching cables and devices to the system and powering on the chassis.

Chapter 4 provides information about initial configuration of the Sun Blade 6048 modular system management system.

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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 onscreen computer output

% su

Password:

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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.

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