Preface

Sun N1 System Manager 1.3.1 What's New describes all of the changes to Sun N1^TM System Manager for this release, to help you to understand and administer N1 System Manager.

The full functionality of the N1 System Manager software is described by the N1 System Manager 1.3 documentation set. This document explains the enhancements made for this version to support the Sun Blade 8000 Modular System. This document also explains any additional enhancements to the functionality of N1 System Manager apart from those made for supporting the Sun Blade 8000 Modular System.

Who Should Use This Book

This guide is intended for system or network administrators who are responsible for managing servers running the Sun N1 System Manager software. These system administrators are expected to have the following background:

Knowledge of the Solaris^TM Operating System, Red Hat Linux, and Microsoft Windows, as well as the network administration tools provided by each operating system
Knowledge of network equipment and network devices from a variety of vendors such as Sun Microsystems, Cisco, Foundry, and Extreme
Knowledge of network device interconnections and cabling
Knowledge of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Some elements of N1 System Manager use software that is based on SNMP

Before You Read This Book

This book accompanies the N1 System Manager 1.3 documentation collection. Read the following documents:

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, N1 System Manager and the Sun Blade 8000 Modular System describes how the Sun N1 System Manager supports the Sun Blade 8000 Modular System, lists hardware and software requirements, and provides the procedures for configuring the Sun Blade 8000 Modular System for management by the N1 System Manager.
Chapter 2, Discovering, Managing, and Monitoring the Sun Blade 8000 Modular System describes how to discover, manage and monitor the Sun Blade 8000 Modular System, including the Sun Blade 8000 Chassis and the Sun Blade X8400 Server Modules.
Chapter 3, Provisioning Sun Blade X8400 Server Modules in the Sun Blade 8000 Chassis describes how to provision the Sun Blade X8400 Server Modules in the Sun Blade 8000 Chassis.
Chapter 4, Other Changes to N1 System Manager describes changes and enhancements to this release of the product, apart from those changes in functionality related to support for the Sun Blade 8000 Modular System. This chapter also details modifications not made to the online help for this release of the product.

Related Books

The following books are useful for using this version of N1 System Manager.

Sun N1 System Manager 1.3.1 Troubleshooting Guide
Sun N1 System Manager 1.3.1 Release Notes

Also, the N1 System Manager 1.3 documentation set is recommended.

Related Third-Party Web Site References

Third-party URLs are referenced in this document and provide additional, related information.

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Documentation, Support, and Training

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

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	`#`