Chapter 3 Finding the Documentation for Your Task

This chapter lists Solaris 8 documentation by tasks or subjects.

Table 3-1 "Installing"
Table 3-2 "Troubleshooting"
Table 3-3 "Using the Desktop"
Table 3-4 "Administering Systems and Networks"
Table 3-5 "Developing Applications"
Table 3-6 "Man Page Documentation"

Installing

The following table lists documentation that describes installation issues, features, and functionality.

Table 3-1 Installing


System	Book Title	Where to Find it
Desktop	Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Guide or Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Guide	Installation Collection, HTML, PDF on Solaris 8 Documentation CD
	Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Device Configuration Guide	Installation Collection, HTML, PDF on Solaris 8 Documentation CD
	Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Hardware Compatibility List	Installation Collection, HTML, PDF on Solaris 8 Documentation CD
	Solaris 8 Start Here Card	Printed
Desktop and Servers	Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Release Notes or Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Release Notes	Printed
	Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Online Release Notes or Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Online Release Notes	Release Documents Collection, HTML, and PDF on the Solaris 8 Documentation CD
	What's New in the Solaris 8 Operating Environment	Installation Collection on Solaris 8 Documentation CD
	Solaris 8 Documentation CD README	Solaris 8 Documentation CD
Servers	Solaris 8 Advanced Installation Guide	Installation Collection on Solaris 8 Documentation CD

Troubleshooting

The following table lists documentation that describes troubleshooting procedures.

Table 3-2 Troubleshooting


Subject	Book Title	Where to Find it
Installation	Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Installation Guide or Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Guide	Installation Collection, PDF, HTML, on Solaris 8 Documentation CD
Installation and System Administration	Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Release Notes or Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Release Notes	Printed
Installation and System Administration	Solaris 8 (SPARC Platform Edition) Online Release Notes or Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Online Release Notes	Release Documents Collection, PDF, HTML, on Solaris 8 Documentation CD
System Administration	Solaris Common Messages and Troubleshooting Guide	System Administrator Collection on Solaris 8 Documentation CD

Using the Desktop

The following table lists documentation that describes desktop features and procedures. All of these documents are located on the Solaris 8 Documentation CD.

Table 3-3 Using the Desktop


Title	Where to Find it
About Solaris 8 Documentation	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
OpenWindows Advanced User's Guide	Solaris 8 User Collection
OpenWindows User's Guide	Solaris 8 User Collection
Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide	Solaris 8 User Collection
Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Guide	Solaris 8 User Collection
Solaris Common Desktop Environment: User's Transition Guide	Solaris 8 User Collection
Using Power Management	Solaris 8 User Collection

Administering Systems and Networks

The following table lists documentation that describes system administration features and procedures. All these documents are located on the Solaris 8 Documentation CD.

Table 3-4 Administering Systems and Networks


Title	Where to Find it
About Solaris 8 Documentation	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
Binary Compatibility Guide	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
Font Administrator User's Guide	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
NIS+ Transition Guide	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
OpenBoot 2.x Command Reference Manual	OpenBoot Collection
OpenBoot 2.x Quick Reference	OpenBoot Collection
OpenBoot 3.x Command Reference Manual	OpenBoot^TM Collection
OpenBoot 3.x Quick Reference	OpenBoot Collection
Service Location Protocol Administration Guide	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Advanced User's and System Administrator's Guide	Solaris 8 User Collection
Solaris Java Plug-in User's Guide	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
Solaris Naming Administration Guide	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
Solaris Naming Setup and Configuration Guide	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
Solaris Smart Cards Administration Guide	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
Solaris Transition Guide	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
Solaris Transition Guide Update	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
Solaris WBEM Services Administrator's Guide	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
Solstice Enterprise Agents 1.0 User Guide	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
SunSHIELD Basic Security Module Guide	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection
System Administration Guide, Volume 1, 2, and 3	Solaris 8 System Administrator Collection

Developing Applications

The following table lists documentation that describes software development features and procedures. All these documents are located on the Solaris 8 Documentation CD.

Table 3-5 Developing Applications


Subject	Book Title	Where to Find it
General Development Tools	Application Packaging Developer's Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	Linker and Libraries Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	JDK 1.1 for Solaris Developer's Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	Java 2 SDK for Solaris Developer's Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	Solaris Modular Debugger Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
Interfaces	Application Packaging Developer's Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	Federated Naming Service Programming Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	International Language Environments Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
Interfaces (continued)	Linker and Libraries Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	Multithreaded Programming Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	Network Interface Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	ONC+ Developer's Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	Solaris 64-bit Developer's Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	Source Compatibility Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	SPARC Assembly Language Reference Manual	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	STREAMS Programming Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	System Interface Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	WebNFS Developer's Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	Writing FCode 3.x Programs	OpenBoot Collection
	IA-32 Assembly Language Reference Manual	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
Desktop Applications	Common Desktop Environment: Application Builder User's Guide	Solaris Common Desktop Environment Developer Collection
	Common Desktop Environment: Desktop KornShell User's Guide	Solaris Common Desktop Environment Developer Collection
	Common Desktop Environment: Help System Author's and Programmer's Guide	Solaris Common Desktop Environment Developer Collection
	Common Desktop Environment: Internationalization Programmer's Guide	Solaris Common Desktop Environment Developer Collection
	Common Desktop Environment: Product Glossary	Solaris Common Desktop Environment Developer Collection
	Common Desktop Environment: Programmer's Overview	Solaris Common Desktop Environment Developer Collection
	Common Desktop Environment: Style Guide and Certification Checklist	Solaris Common Desktop Environment Developer Collection
	Common Desktop Environment: ToolTalk Messaging Overview	Solaris Common Desktop Environment Developer Collection
	International Language Environments Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	Solaris 64-bit Developer's Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Motif Transition Guide	Solaris Common Desktop Environment Developer Collection
Desktop Applications (continued)	Solaris Common Desktop Environment: Programmer's Guide	Solaris Common Desktop Environment Developer Collection
	Solaris X Window System Developer's Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
	ToolTalk User's Guide	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection
Graphics, Multimedia Applications, and Imaging	KCMS Application Developer's Guide	KCMS^TM Collection
	KCMS CMM Developer's Guide	KCMS Collection
	KCMS CMM Reference Manual	KCMS Collection
	KCMS Calibrator Tool Loadable Interface Guide	KCMS Collection
	KCMS Test Suite User's Guide	KCMS Collection
Devices	Writing Device Drivers	Solaris 8 Software Developer Collection

Man Page Documentation

The following table lists the sections of the Solaris 8 Reference Manual. To access these documents, use the man command, or refer to the Solaris 8 Reference Manual Collection on the Solaris 8 Documentation CD.

Table 3-6 Man Page Documentation


Solaris 8 Reference Manual Section and Content
man pages section 1: User Commands
man pages section 1M: System Administration Commands
man pages section 2: System Calls
man pages section 3: Library Interfaces and Headers
man pages section 3: Basic Library Functions
man pages section 3: Networking Library Functions
man pages section 3: Threads and Realtime Library Functions
man pages section 3: Extended Library Functions
man pages section 3: Curses Library Functions
man pages section 4: File Formats
man pages section 5: Standards, Environments, and Macros
man pages section 6: Demos
man pages section 7: Device and Network Interfaces
man pages section 9: DDI and DKI Overview
man pages section 9E: DDI and DKI Driver Entry Points
man pages section 9F: DDI and DKI Kernel Functions
man pages section 9S: DDI and DKI Data Structures