Getting Started With N1 SPS 6.0

• Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 Overview

• Sun N1 Service Provisioning System Demo (Requires Macromedia Flash)

• What’s New in the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 Release

• What’s New in the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 Update 2 Release

• BigAdmin IT Management Hub

Installing N1 SPS

• System Requirements

• Gathering Information Before Installation

• N1 Service Provisioning System Installation Demo (Requires Macromedia Flash)

• Installing on Linux and UNIX Systems

• Installing on Windows Systems

• Installing the N1 SPS Modeler

• Upgrading to the the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0

• Uninstalling the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0

Configuring N1 SPS

• Configuring the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System – Process Overview

• Configuring for HTTPS

• Configuring for Secure Shell (SSH)

• Configuring for SSL

• Configuring the Java Virtual Machine Security Policy

• Controlling Access Using Permissions

• Commonly Updated Configuration Variables

• Authentication Methods

Managing N1 SPS Hosts

• Setting Up Hosts in the Sun N1 Service Provisioning System – Process Overview

• Setting Up Hosts

• Setting Up Host Types

• Setting Up Host Sets

• Setting Up Host Searches

• hdb: CLI Commands for Managing Hosts

Comparing Hosts

• Running Model to Model Comparisons

• Running Model to Install Comparisons

• Running Install to Install Comparisons

• Managing Comparisons

• Using the Run History of a Plan or Comparison

• cmp: CLI Commands for Running Comparisons

Managing N1 SPS Users

• Planning User Groups and User Accounts

• Managing User Groups

• Managing User Accounts

• udb: CLI Commands for Managing Users and Groups

Modeling Applications in N1 SPS

• N1 Service Provisiong System Application Modeling Demo (Requires Macromedia Flash)

• Managing Components

• Component XML Schema

• cdb: CLI Commands for Managing Components

• Creating Plans

• Plan XML Schema

• pdb: CLI Commands for Managing Plans

• Importing and Exporting Objects Between Master Servers

• Creating a Plug-In

• Plug-In Descriptor XML Schema

• Resource Descriptor XML Schema

Provisioning Applications

• Deploying Components

• Deployment Examples

• Deploying Solaris Zones With the Solaris Plug-In

• Deploying WebLogic With the BEA WebLogic 9 Plug-In

• Deploying WebSphere With the WebSphere Plug-In

• Deploying Oracle With the Oracle Database Plug-In

• Deploying Linux Packages and Patches With the Linux Plug-In

• Deploying the Sun Java System Web Server With the Sun Java System Web Server Plug-In

• N1 Service Provisioning System Plug-In Documentation

Provisioning Operating Systems

• Provisioning the Solaris Operating System

• Provisioning the RedHat Linux Operating Environment

• Provisioning the SuSe Linux Operating Environment

• Provisioning the Windows Operating Environment

Troubleshooting

• Installation Issues

• Upgrade Issues

• Runtime Issues

• Deployment Issues

• Security Issues

• Localization Issues

• OS Provisioning Issues

Reference Information

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

• Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 5.2 XML Schema Reference Guide

• Sun N1 Service Provisioning System 6.0 JavaDoc

• Plan and Component Development Concepts

• Built-in Component Types

Connecting With the N1 SPS Community

• BigAdmin IT Management Hub

• N1 SPS Forum

• Sun Connection Blog

• N1 Learning Center