Preface

Oracle Solaris 11 Express Release Notes contains installation and runtime problem details for the Oracle Solaris 11 Express operating system (OS). Also included are end-of-software support statements for this Oracle Solaris release.

Note - This release supports systems that use the SPARC and x86 families of processor architectures: UltraSPARC, SPARC64, AMD64, Pentium, and Xeon EM64T. The supported systems appear in the Oracle Solaris OS: Hardware Compatibility Lists at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl. This document cites any implementation differences between the platform types.

In this document the term “x86” refers to 64-bit and 32-bit systems manufactured using processors compatible with the AMD64 or Intel Xeon/Pentium product families. For supported systems, see the Oracle Solaris OS: Hardware Compatibility Lists.

Who Should Use This Book

These release notes are for users and system administrators who install and use the Oracle Solaris 11 Express OS.

Related Books

You might need to refer to the following documentation when you install the Oracle Solaris 11 Express OS:

Getting Started With Oracle Solaris 11 Express
Oracle Solaris 11 Express Automated Installer Guide
Oracle Solaris 11 Express Image Packaging System Guide
Oracle Solaris 11 Express System Administrator Collection

For information about current security alerts and critical patch updates for Oracle Solaris, see http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/security/alerts.htm.

For some hardware configurations, you might need supplemental hardware-specific instructions for installing the Oracle Solaris OS. If your system requires hardware-specific actions at certain points, the manufacturer of your hardware has provided supplemental Oracle Solaris installation documentation.

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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	`user_name@machine_name:current_dir$`
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser	`user_name@machine_name:current_dir#`
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`

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