Preface

The Sun Update Connection - Enterprise Bare Metal Installation Guide explains how to install and use the Bare Metal Installation (BMI) server as a tool for Sun^SM Update Connection – Enterprise. The BMI server is compatible with Sun Update Connection – Enterprise release 1.0.2 or later.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for Sun Update Connection – Enterprise users who want to use the BMI server to automate the installation and recycling of a Solaris^TM Operating System (Solaris OS) or Linux distribution and machine profile on a bare metal machine.

Changes For This Revision

The following history describes the changes made for this revision:

October 30, 2006

Revised the steps in To Install the BMI Software to include downloading the syslinux-3.11.tar.gz file.

October 23, 2006

General Availability release with Sun Update Connection – Enterprise version 1.0.2.

Related Third-Party Web Site References

Third-party URLs are referenced in this document and provide additional, related information.

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Documentation, Support, and Training

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

• Documentation

• Support

• Training

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	#