Preface

Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Overview introduces the Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition (Geographic Edition) software by explaining the purpose of the product and the means by which Geographic Edition achieves this purpose. This book also explains key concepts for Geographic Edition. This document contains information about Geographic Edition features and functionality.

Using UNIX Commands

This document contains information about commands that are used to install, configure, or administer a Geographic Edition configuration. This document might not contain complete information on basic UNIX commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following sources for this information:

Online documentation for the Solaris software system
Other software documentation that you received with your system
Solaris Operating System (OS) man pages

Related Documentation

Information about related Geographic Edition topics is available in the documentation that is listed in the following table. All Geographic Edition documentation is available at http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html.

Topic	Documentation
Overview	Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Overview Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition 3.3 5/11 Documentation Center
Installation	Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Installation Guide
Data Replication	Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for EMC Symmetrix Remote Data Facility Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for Hitachi TrueCopy and Universal Replicator Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for Oracle Data Guard Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition Data Replication Guide for Sun StorageTek Availability Suite
System administration	Oracle Solaris Cluster Geographic Edition System Administration Guide

Documentation and Support

See the following web sites for additional resources:

Oracle Software Resources

Oracle Technology Network offers a range of resources related to Oracle software:

Discuss technical problems and solutions on the Discussion Forums.
Get hands-on step-by-step tutorials with Oracle By Example.

Getting Help

If you have problems installing or using the Geographic Edition system, contact your service provider and provide the following information:

Your name and email address (if available)
Your company name, address, and phone number
The model and serial numbers of your systems
The release number of the operating system (for example, Solaris 10)
The release number of the Geographic Edition software (for example, 3.3 5/11)

Use the following commands to gather information about each node on your system for your service provider.

Command	Function
`prtconf -v`	Displays the size of the system memory and reports information about peripheral devices
`psrinfo -v`	Displays information about processors
`showrev –p`	Reports which patches are installed
`prtdiag -v`	Displays system diagnostic information
`clnode show-rev -v`	Displays Geographic Edition software release and package version information
`cluster status`	Provides a snapshot of the cluster status
`cluster show`	Lists cluster configuration information
`clresource show`, `clresourcegroup show`, `clresourcetype show`	Displays information about installed resources, resource groups, and resource types
`geoadm status`	Displays runtime status of the local cluster

Also have available the contents of the /var/adm/messages file and the log files in /var/opt/SUNWcacao/logs.

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#`

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