Preface

This manual explains how to install the Site/SunNet/Domain Manager 2.3, licensing, and AnswerBook^TM software from the product CD-ROM on to your machine.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is written for users installing Site/SunNet/Domain Manager software. It assumes you are familiar with the Solaris^TM 2.4 or later operating environment.

How This Book Is Organized

This book contains the following chapters and appendices:

Chapter 1, "Pre-Installation Notes and Requirements," provides information you should have before installing software, and information on getting help.
Chapter 2, "Planning for Licensing and AnswerBook Installation," provides information to help prepare you for installing the AnswerBook package.
Chapter 3, "Installing the Software," explains how to install software on the system from which you will manage the network--your manager station.
Chapter 4, "Installing Agent Software on Remote Systems," explains how to install agent software on remote systems.
Chapter , "Installing SNMP Version 2, " explains how to install and remove the software for SNMP Version 2 support.

Appendix A, "Upgrading Site/SunNet/Domain Manager," provides guidelines to consider if you are upgrading from other releases in the 2.x series (such as 2.0 or 2.2).
Appendix B, "Removing the Software," contains the procedure for removing the software from the machine upon which it was installed.

Conventions Used in This Manual

This section describes the conventions used in this manual.

Operating System Terminology

This manual contains references to the Solaris 2.4 and later operating TM environment and to the SunOS 4.x operating environment.

The Solaris 2.4 and later environment includes:

SunOS 5.3 or later Operating System
TM · SPARC computer, either a server or a workstation
TM · OpenWindows 3.3 or later application development platform

The Solaris 1.1.1 environment includes:

SunOS 4.1.3 U1 operating system
SPARC computer, either a server or a workstation
OpenWindows 3.0 application development platform

SunOS 4.x implies one of the following:

SunOS 4.1.3 with optional patches
SunOS 4.1.2 with optional patches
SunOS 4.1.1 with optional patches

Command Line Examples

All command line examples in this manual use the C-shell environment. If you use either the Bourne or Korn shells, refer to sh(1) and ksh(1) man pages for information about the equivalent commands in these environments to the C-shell.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the type changes and symbols used in this book.

Table P-1

Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `system% You have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output	`system%` `su` `Password:`
*AaBbCc123*	Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` *filename*`.`
*AaBbCc123*	Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized	These are called *class* options. You *must* be root to do this.
`%`	System prompt for an ordinary user account	`hostname%`
`#`	System prompt for the root (superuser) account	`hostname#`
The instruction, "Enter"	A combination of typing a value, then pressing the Return key	Enter the path name.

Mouse Conventions

This book assumes that you are using a standard Sun workstation three-button mouse. The mouse buttons are called SELECT (left), ADJUST (middle), and MENU (right).

Click means to press and quickly release a mouse button.

Press indicates you should hold the button down until an action is completed -- such as a menu appearing.

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