Preface

The SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers Administration Guide describes the system configuration procedures, which focuses on the initial settings of the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 servers. This document describes the settings of service processors which embedded in the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 servers and also refers to the settings of the SolarisTM Operating System, accompanied by the service processors settings.

This document targets at every model of the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 servers; however, in some parts, describes the content specific to the model, such as the midrange (SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000) servers or the high-end (SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000) servers. Please refer to the part relevant to the model in use.

To better understand the content of this document, it is recommended to read the following manuals together.

■About the hardware:

The SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Overview Guide or the SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000 Servers Overview Guide

■About the eXtended System Control Facility (XSCF) firmware in the service processor:

SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF User’s Guide SPARC Enterprise M4000/M5000/M8000/M9000 Servers XSCF Reference Manual

This section includes:

■“Audience” on page xviii“

■“Structure and Contents of This Manual” on page xviii

■“SPARC Enterprise Mx000 Servers Documentation” on page xix

■“Abbreviated References to Other Documents” on page xxi

■“Models” on page xxii

■“Text Conventions” on page xxiii

■“Prompt Notations” on page xxiii

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