Preface

This document provides information about important notices that apply to the Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool (LWACT). This document also provides information about the changes made in LWACT 3.3, including a description of the new features, a description of the modified features, and a list of the defects and requests for enhancement (RFEs) fixed in the tool.

Who Should Use This Book

This document is intended for users of the Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool.

Related Books

The following books contain additional information about the Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool:

• Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool FAQ

• Oracle Lightweight Availability Collection Tool User Guide

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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 shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. Note that the default system prompt that is displayed in command examples varies, depending on the Oracle Solaris release.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell	$
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser	#
C shell	machine_name%
C shell for superuser	machine_name#