About This Manual

This manual contains release notes and installation instructions for the New Hardware Delivery kit for the Compaq Tru64 UNIX (formerly DIGITAL UNIX) operating system.

Audience

This document is intended for persons who install New Hardware Delivery software.

Organization

This guide consists of three chapters:

Chapter 1 Describes any known problems or restrictions related to the software provided on the New Hardware Delivery CD-ROM.
Chapter 2 Describes how to create a product kit from the downloaded New Hardware Delivery data.
Chapter 3 Describes how to install the New Hardware Delivery software.

Related Documentation

The following Tru64 UNIX documents contain additional information about the installation and administration of the software contained on the New Hardware Delivery CD-ROM.

Installation Guide

Describes how to configure your system so that it supports New Hardware Delivery.

Guide to Preparing Product Kits

Describes how to create software kits.

Sharing Software on a Local Area Network

Describes how to load a New Hardware Delivery kit onto a RIS area.

Icons on Tru64 UNIX Printed Books

The printed version of the Tru64 UNIX documentation uses letter icons on the spines of the books to help specific audiences quickly find the books that meet their needs. (You can order the printed documentation from Compaq.) The following list describes this convention:

  G Books for general users
  S Books for system and network administrators
  P Books for programmers
  D Books for device driver writers
  R Books for reference page users

Some books in the documentation help meet the needs of several audiences. For example, the information in some system books is also used by programmers. Keep this in mind when searching for information on specific topics.

The Documentation Overview provides information on all of the books in the Tru64 UNIX documentation set.

Reader's Comments

Compaq welcomes any comments and suggestions you have on this and other Tru64 UNIX manuals.

You can send your comments in the following ways:

Please include the following information along with your comments:

The Tru64 UNIX Publications group cannot respond to system problems or technical support inquiries. Please address technical questions to your local system vendor or to the appropriate Compaq technical support office. Information provided with the software media explains how to send problem reports to Compaq.

Conventions

This document uses the following typographical and symbol conventions:

%
$

A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and POSIX shells.

% cat

Boldface type in interactive examples indicates typed user input.

file

Italic (slanted) type indicates variable values, placeholders, and function argument names.

[ | ]
{ | }

In syntax definitions, brackets indicate items that are optional and braces indicate items that are required. Vertical bars separating items inside brackets or braces indicate that you choose one item from among those listed.

colored text

In syntax definitions, literal elements are colored green. Variable values, placeholders, and function argument names are colored red. No special colored text is used outside of syntax descriptions.

cat(1)

A cross-reference to a reference page includes the appropriate section number in parentheses. For example, cat(1) indicates that you can find information on the cat command in Section 1 of the reference pages.