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How This Book Is Organized

This book is divided into parts that contain related chapters. Two appendixes are also provided.

Part I, Introduction to the Installation and Deployment Process enables you to choose an appropriate installation method. This part also provides an overview of the process for installing and deploying the software on a cluster by using the SMCT.

Part II, Preparing Your Deployment Environment describes the requirements for the installation process.

Part III, Configuring Your Deployment Environment describes the three software configuration stages.

Part IV, Deploying Your Software Load to a Cluster explains how to deploy a software load across a cluster by using Solaris JumpStart™.

The appendixes provide the following reference material to enable you to configure the SMCT.

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

The docs.sun.comSM Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.

Ordering Sun Documentation

Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print form. For a list of documents and how to order them, see "Buy printed documentation" at http://docs.sun.com.

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol

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

Command-line 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.

These are called class options.

Do not save the file.

(Emphasis sometimes appears in bold online.)

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell

Prompt

C shell prompt machine_name%
C shell superuser prompt machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt $
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt #
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