Preface

The Sun N1 System Manager 1.3 Installation and Configuration Guide describes the requirements, network and hardware connections and preparation processes, and the procedures for installing and configuring the base operating system and then the Sun N1^TM System Manager system.

Who Should Use This Book

This guide is intended for system administrators who are responsible for preparing the hardware and network for installation of the N1 System Manager software. The system administrators must have extensive knowledge and experience in the following areas:

• The Solaris^TM, Linux, and Windows operating systems, and the network administration tools provided by each operating system

• Network equipment and network devices from a variety of vendors such as Sun and Cisco

• DNS, DHCP, IP addressing, subnetworks, VLANs, SNMP, TFTP, NFS, and mail configuration

• Network device interconnections and cabling

• Linux Kickstart^TM installation

• Solaris JumpStart^TM installation

• Microsoft Remote Installation Services (RIS) server installation

• Suse AutoYaST installation

How This Book Is Organized

• Chapter 1, Site Preparation Overview provides an overview of the N1 System Manager system preparation work flow.

• Chapter 2, Sun N1 System Manager System and Network Preparation lists the hardware and software required for a successful installation of the N1 System Manager, and provides references and guidelines describing how to connect the N1 System Manager management server to servers that are to be managed and to external Ethernet switches.

• Chapter 3, Installing and Configuring an OS on the Management Server describes how to install and configure an OS on the N1 System Manager system.

• Appendix A, Alternate Sun Fire V20z and V40z Reference Configuration provides an overview and reference configuration diagrams for an alternative method of connecting Sun Fire^TM V20z and V40z manageable servers to the N1 System Manager networks.

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

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	#