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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. Chapter 1, Planning Your Installation describes how to choose the installation method best suited to your requirements. Chapter 2, Introduction to the SMCT Installation and Deployment Process outlines the three stages of the installation and deployment process by using the SMCT. Part II, Preparing Your Deployment Environment describes the requirements for the installation process. Chapter 3, Installing the Hardware and Software explains how to install the hardware and software. Chapter 4, Planning Your Deployment describes what you need to plan before starting the configuration stages and deploying the software load to a cluster. Part III, Configuring Your Deployment Environment describes the three software configuration stages. Chapter 5, Configuration Stage 1: Creating a Generic Flash Archive describes stage 1 of the deployment process. This chapter explains how to configure the generic configuration files and how to create generic flash archives for the cluster. Chapter 6, Configuration Stage 2: Adding User-Defined Data to the Flash Archive describes stage 2 of the deployment process. This chapter explains how to add user-defined configuration data to the generic flash archives. This stage is optional. Chapter 7, Configuration Stage 3: Configuring the Flash Archive for Deployment describes stage 3 of the deployment process. This chapter explains how to link flash archives to specific cluster hardware and network definitions for deployment across the cluster. Part IV, Deploying Your Software Load to a Cluster explains how to deploy a software load across a cluster by using Solaris JumpStart™. Chapter 8, Deploying Your Software Load to a Cluster describes how to do the following: Verify that the flash archive is valid Create the Solaris JumpStart environment for the target cluster Deploy the software load on the target cluster by using Solaris JumpStart Chapter 9, Reconfiguring Your Deployment Environment lists the reconfiguration options that are available. The appendixes provide the following reference material to enable you to configure the SMCT. Appendix A, Configuration Element Rules lists the elements of the configuration files. Appendix B, Configuration File Examples for the `machine.conf` File provides examples of the disk layout and file system configuration sections of the `machine.conf` configuration file. ## 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
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`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
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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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