Preface

The Sun Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 Installation Guide describes how to install and upgrade the Sun N1^TM Service Provisioning System 6.0.

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Note –

In this document the term “x86” refers to the Intel 32–bit family of microprocessors and compatible 64–bit and 32–bit microprocessors made by AMD.

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The Solaris, IBM AIX, and HP-UX operating systems are based on the UNIX^TM platform. These operating systems are generically called “UNIX systems.” Red Hat Linux and SUSE Linux are generically called “Linux systems.”

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Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for system administrators responsible for installing and configuring the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0.

How This Book Is Organized

The Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 Installation Guide describes the following topics.

• Chapter 1, Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 Overview provides an overview of the tasks required to install and configure the software. This chapter also contains an overview of the software and supported network protocols.

• Chapter 2, System Requirements for the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 describes the system requirements for installing and using the software.

• Chapter 3, Gathering Information Before Installation contains worksheets to help you gather the information you need to install the software.

• Chapter 4, Installing the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 on Linux and UNIX Systems describes the steps to install the software on Linux and UNIX servers.

• Chapter 5, Installing the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 on Windows Systems describes the steps to install the software on Windows.

• Chapter 7, Configuring the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 for HTTPS describes the steps to configure the browser interface to use HTTPS to connect to the web interface of the Master Server.

• Chapter 8, Configuring the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 to Use Secure Shell describes the tasks necessary to configure the software to communicate using SSH.

• Chapter 9, Configuring the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 for SSL describes the tasks necessary to configure the software to communicate using SSL.

• Chapter 10, Configuring the Java Virtual Machine Security Policy describes how to configure the JVM^TM [The terms “Java Virtual Machine“ and “JVM” mean a Virtual Machine for the Java^TM platform.] security policy.

• Chapter 11, Upgrading to the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 describes the steps to upgrade the software.

• Chapter 12, Uninstalling the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 describes the steps to uninstall the software.

• Appendix A, Installation and Configuration Reference contains reference material related to installing and configuring the software.

• Appendix B, Troubleshooting describes steps to troubleshoot installation and configuration issues.

Related Books

You might need to refer to the following manuals when you install and use the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0.

• Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 Release Notes

• Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 System Administration Guide

• Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Command-Line Interface Reference Manual

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	#