Preface

This server administration guide provides detailed information and procedures for installing the Sun Shared Visualization 1.1 software. This document is written for system administrators who have advanced experience with the Solaris trademark Operating System, and other computing platforms.

Before You Read This Document

To fully use the information in this document, you must be familiar with the following software packages:

Sun Grid Engine (if your site is using it)

How This Document Is Organized

Chapter 1 provides an overview of the software that enables and enhances the Sun Shared Visualization 1.1 software.

Chapter 2 describes the hardware platforms, operating systems, and graphics accelerators that support the Sun Shared Visualization 1.1 software.

Chapter 3 discusses installing the Sun Shared Visualization 1.1 software and supporting software.

Chapter 4 provides configuration information for both Solaris and Linux based Sun Shared Visualization 1.1 servers.

Chapter 5 details information the system administrator needs to know about Advance Reservation.

Appendix A discusses constraints and behaviors of three types of Sun Ray trademark network architectures and VirtualGL.

Appendix B lists predetermined configuration values for selected applications.

Appendix C provides manual procedures for some configuration steps that are handled through a script in procedures in Chapter 4.

Note - In this document these x86 related terms mean the following:
“x86” refers to the larger family of 64-bit and 32-bit x86 compatible products.
“x64” points out specific 64-bit information about AMD64 or EM64T systems.
“32-bit x86” points out specific 32-bit information about x86 based systems

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information about basic UNIX^® commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at:

http://docs.sun.com

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine-name`%`
C shell superuser	machine-name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Unless stated otherwise, syntax used in this document is csh/tcsh.

Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	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 on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	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.

Typeface

Meaning

Examples

AaBbCc123

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 on-screen computer output

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

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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Related Documentation

Application	Title	Part Number	Format	Location
Getting Started	Sun Shared Visualization 1.1 Software Getting Started Guide	820-0237	Printed PDF	Shipping kit Online
Client Administration	Sun Shared Visualization 1.1 Software Client Administration Guide	820-3257	PDF	Online
Release Notes	Sun Shared Visualization 1.1.1 Software Release Notes	820-3258	PDF	Online
Sun Grid Engine	N1 Grid Engine 6 Administration Guide	817-5677	PDF	Online
Sun Grid Engine	N1 Grid Engine 6 Release Notes	817-5678	PDF	Online
Sun Grid Engine	N1 Grid Engine 6 User’s Guide	817-6117	PDF	Online
Sun Grid Engine	N1 Grid Engine 6 Installation Guide	817-6118	PDF	Online
Sun Grid Engine	Sun Grid Engine Information Center (http://wikis.sun.com/display/GridEngine/Grid+Engine)		HTML	Online
VirtualGL	VirtualGL 2.1 User’s Guide `www.virtualgl.org/Documentation/ Documentation`		HTML	Online

The VirtualGL User’s Guide is also present on any system with Sun Shared Visualization 1.1 software (or VirtualGL) installed:

On Solaris systems and all systems with Sun Shared Visualization 1.1.1 or VirtualGL 2.1.1, in the /opt/VirtualGL/doc/index.html directory

On Linux systems with Sun Shared Visualization 1.1 software or VirtualGL 2.1 installed, in the /usr/share/doc/VirtualGL-2.1/index.html directory

Documentation, Support, and Training

Sun Function	URL
Documentation	`http://www.sun.com/documentation/`
Support	`http://www.sun.com/support/`
Training	`http://www.sun.com/training/`

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Sun Welcomes Your Comments

Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can submit your comments by going to:

http://www.sun.com/hwdocs/feedback

Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback:

Sun Shared Visualization 1.1 Software Server Administration Guide, part number 820-3256-13