Preface



This book describes how to diagnose problems and replace parts in the
4.2-Gbyte Multi-Disk Pack. Sun(TM) customers, technicians, and system administrators should use this book.

Document Organization

This book is divided into five parts. On the title page of the part (at the beginning of each part), a table lists the main chapters and sections in that part and their page numbers.

When You Need Help With UNIX Commands

This manual might not include specific software commands or procedures. Instead, it names software tasks and refers you to operating system documentation or the handbook that was shipped with your new hardware.

The type of information that you might need to use references for includes:

Depending on the operating system the system you are repairing is running, you can find descriptions of commands and procedures in the
following documents:

What Typographic Changes and Symbols Mean

Table P-1 describes the type changes and symbols used in this book.

    Table P-1 Typographic Conventions 

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Typeface or                                                        Meaning                            Example
Symbol                                                                                                                                         
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AaBbCc123                                                          The names of commands, files,      Edit your .login file.
                                                                   and directories; on-screen         
                                                                   computer output                    Use ls -a to list all files.
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      system% You have mail.
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
AaBbCc123                                                          What you type, contrasted with     system% su
                                                                   on-screen computer output          
                                                                                                      password:
                                                                                                      
AaBbCc123                                                          Command-line placeholder:          To delete a file, type rm filename.
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                   replace with a real name or                                                 
                                                                   value                                                                       
                                                                                                      
AaBbCc123                                                          Book titles, new words or terms,   Read Chapter 3 in 2.4 Gbyte 
                                                                   or words to be emphasized          Multi-Disk Pack Installation Guide. 
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      These are called class options. 
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      You must be root to do this.
                                                                                                      
Code samples are included in boxes and may display the following:                                     
                                                                                                      
%                                                                  UNIX C shell prompt                system%
                                                                                                      
$                                                                  UNIX Bourne and Korn shell         system$
                                                                   prompt                                                                      
                                                                                                      
#                                                                  Superuser prompt, all shells       system#

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Related Documentation

The following manuals describe software troubleshooting procedures: