Compaq AA-RH8RD-TE manual Supplementary Documentation, Web-Based Best Practices Documentation

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Supplementary Documentation

This chapter describes some of the supplementary documentation that is provided on the Tru64 UNIXOperating System CD–ROM, Associated Products CD–ROMs Volumes 1 and 2, and Compaq’s Web site. The Printed and Online Documentation sections of the previous chapters describe the supplementary documentation provided on the Documentation CD–ROM.

Supplementary documentation is provided only on line and comes from various sources. Some of this material, including all of the Best Practice documentation, is produced by Compaq writers working closely with Tru64 UNIX developers. Other documentation is produced by UNIX professionals both within Compaq and outside the corporation. Supplementary documentation tends to be less formal in structure than the core documentation.

Examples of supplementary documentation include installation guides and release notes for components such as the Multimedia Services for Tru64 UNIX run-time environment and DECevent, QuickSpecs, nd lists of fixes made to earlier versions of the operating system.

This Documentation Overview does not list all of the supplementary documentation included on the CD–ROMs and the Web, but it does provide some guidance in the following sections.

5.1 Web-Based Best Practices Documentation

A Best Practices document offers a recommended procedure for performing a task, rather than presenting all of the options available. This type of documentation walks you step-by-step through the process.

The recommended procedure might depend on your configuration environment. For example, the Best Practice for performing a particular task on a Web server might differ from the one for performing the same task on a file server. The Best Practice documentation cannot meet the needs of all users, but it is aimed at the most common tasks and system configurations in order to meet the demands of most users.

The Best Practices documentation resides only on the Web at the following site:

http://www.tru64unix.compaq.com/docs/best_practices/

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Contents Tru64 Unix Page Contents System and Network Management Documentation Writing Software for the International Market Programming DocumentationDevice Driver Documentation Documentation Listings Supplementary DocumentationTru64 Unix Reference Pages Tables IndexPage Organization New and Changed FeaturesAbout This Manual AudienceReader’s Comments Introduction to the Documentation Set Finding the Documentation You NeedCore Documentation Revised Documentation Changes to the Version 5.1A Documentation SetLayered Products Structural ChangesSystem and Network Administration Device Driver Documentation What You GetNew Documentation Removed DocumentationOnline Documentation Documentation CD-ROM Documentation on the World Wide Web Kit Printed DocumentationEnd User Documentation Kit Developer’s Documentation Kit Other Products Packaged with Tru64 Unix Documentation for Layered ProductsAdditional Documentation in the Media Kit TruCluster Server Software3 Tru64 Unix Alpha Online Documentation Library Page CDE Companion General User DocumentationPrinted and Online Documentation Documentation Overview for Version 5.1A revised Command and Shell User’s Guide revisedCluster Release Notes revised Cluster Technical Overview revisedProgramming Support Tools Master Index revisedSecurity revised Release Notes for Version 5.1A revisedUnix Technical Overview for Version 5.1A revisedQuick Reference Card revised How to Access Tru64 Unix Documentation revisedPrinted-Only Documentation Advanced Printing Software User Guide New and Changed Features from Previous Releases revisedOnline-Only Documentation 3 Tru64 Unix Version 5.1A CD-ROMs revisedCommon Desktop Environment User’s Guide How to Order Tru64 Unix DocumentationSafety & Comfort Guide System and Network Management Documentation AdvFS Administration revisedCluster Hardware Configuration revised Cluster Administration revisedCluster Highly Available Applications revised Cluster Installation revisedGuide to Prestoserve Installation Guide revisedCluster LAN Interconnect new Kernel Debugging Installation Guide Advanced Topics revisedManaging Online Addition and Removal new Logical Storage Manager revisedNetwork Administration Connections new Network Administration Services new Software License Management Security revisedSharing Software on a Local Area Network revised System Administration revised Window System Environment revised System Configuration and TuningSystem Configuration Supplement OEM Platforms Bind Configuration File Guide Full Installation Quick Start revisedUpdate Installation Quick Reference Card revised Window System Administrator’s GuidePerformance Manager revised Sendmail Installation and Operation GuideDECevent Translation and Reporting Utility Page Programming Documentation Assembly Language Programmer’s GuideAsynchronous Transfer Mode Compaq C Language Reference Manual revised Calling Standard for Alpha SystemsNetwork Programmer’s Guide revised Guide to Preparing Product Kits revisedGuide to Realtime Programming Guide to the Posix Threads LibraryProgrammer’s Guide Writing Kernel Modules Programming with ONC RPC1 OSF/Motif Programmer’s Guide Writing Software for the International MarketCommon Desktop Environment Application Builder User’s Guide 2 OSF/Motif Style GuideProgrammer’s Guide Streams Common Desktop Environment Product Glossary Common Desktop Environment Desktop KornShell User’s GuideLadebug Debugger Manual revised Common Desktop Environment Programmer’s GuideCommon Desktop Environment Programmer’s Overview Java DocumentationTechnical References for Asian Languages Object File and Symbol Table Format SpecificationToolTalk Service Documentation ToolTalk Reference Manual Window System DocumentationToolkit Intrinsics C Language Interface Web-Based Best Practices Documentation Supplementary DocumentationListings of Patches to the Operating System Operating System CD-ROMQuickSpecs Image Extension Documentation Text Version of the Tru64 Unix Release NotesAssociated Products CD-ROMs Reading Reference Pages On Line Using the Documentation CD-ROMUsing webman Tru64 Unix Reference PagesReading Reference Pages in Printed Books Using the xman CommandUsing the man Command Reference Pages Section Overview of the Reference Page SectionsReference Pages Sections 8 and 1m Writing Device Drivers Device Driver DocumentationInstallation Instructions and Release Notes 1 Tru64 Unix Documentation Kit Documentation ListingsTruCluster Server Documentation Kit Supplementary Documentation on the DocumentationDocumentation Listings A-3 Title Printed Line Title Printed Line 6Documentation Listings Documentation Listings A-7 Page See ASU IndexSee device driver documentation See Tru64 Unix Documentation Kits See also Network Administration Services manual See also Network Administration Connections manual Web, 2-4n See Technical Reference for Using Thai Features See also Full Installation Quick Start printed card