Preface

The Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Introduction provides an overview of the N1 System Manager features and components, and a walkthrough describing the sequence of tasks required to implement N1 System Manager on your site.

Who Should Use This Book

This guide is intended for those who will install, upgrade, or use the N1 System Manager software and hardware.

Related Documentation

This guide is part of a nine-volume implementation reference set. The set should be read in the following order:

• Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Release Notes

• Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Introduction

• Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Site Preparation Guide

• Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Installation and Configuration Guide

• Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Discovery and Administration Guide

• Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Operating System Provisioning Guide

• Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Command Line Reference Manual

• Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Grid Engine Provisioning and Monitoring Guide

• Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Troubleshooting Guide

How This Book Is Organized

• Chapter 1, Sun N1 System Manager Overview provides an overview of the N1 System Manager.

• Chapter 2, Installing, Configuring, and Using the Sun N1 System Manager provides an overview of the steps required to install and configure the N1 System Manager and then to use the N1 System Manager to discover and provision servers.

• The Glossary provides definitions of the terms used in the N1 System Manager environment.

Documentation, Support, and Training

The Sun web site provides information about the following additional resources:

• Documentation

• Support

• Training

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 the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P–2 Shell Prompts

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