Preface

The N1 Grid Engine 6 Installation Guide describes the procedures for installing and upgrading the N1^TM N1 Grid Engine 6.1 software.

This version of the manual supports N1 Grid Engine 6.1 software.

Who Should Use This Book

This manual is for engineers and system administrators, who need to install the N1 Grid Engine 6.1 software. Installation of the N1 Grid Engine 6.1 software should be done by someone who is familiar with the administration of the platform on which the software is installed.

Before You Read This Book

While this book contains a complete glossary, if you are new to N1 Grid Engine 6.1 software, you should familiarize yourself with the concepts that are discussed in Chapter 1, Introduction to the N1 Grid Engine 6.1 Software, in Sun N1 Grid Engine 6.1 User’s Guide.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, Before You Install the Software describes each of decisions you must make in the planning process, and how to extract the installation files from CD-ROM.

Chapter 2, Installing the N1 Grid Engine Software Interactively describes the procedure for installing the software manually.

Chapter 3, Automating the Installation Process describes the files and commands necessary to automate your installations.

Chapter 4, Installing the Increased Security Features describes the procedure for installing CSP-based encryption.

Chapter 5, Upgrading From a Previous Release of N1 Grid Engine Software describes the upgrade procedure.

Chapter 6, Verifying the Installation describes how you can ensure that the software is installed correctly.

Chapter 7, Removing the Grid Engine Software describes the procedure to remove the software from your systems.

Chapter 8, Installing the Accounting and Reporting Console describes the procedure for installing the optional accounting and reporting module.

Appendix A, Microsoft Services For UNIX explains how to prepare a Windows system for installation of N1GE6 by installing Microsoft's Services for UNIX.

Appendix B, explains some differences that apply to using N1 Grid Engine with Windows hosts.

Appendix C, Other N1 Grid Engine Installation Issues describes some installation corner cases.

Glossary is a list of product-specific words and phrases and their definitions.

Related Books

Other books in the N1 Grid Engine 6.1 software documentation collection include:

• Sun N1 Grid Engine 6.1 User’s Guide

• Sun N1 Grid Engine 6.1 Administration Guide

• Sun N1 Grid Engine 6.1 Release Notes

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	#