Fujitsu M8000, M9000 Preface, Structure and Contents of This Manual

Preface

The SPARC® Enterprise M8000/M9000 server installation planning manual provides the physical system specifications for this type of server, gives an overview of the network specifications, and explains other items that need to be considered beforehand when planning system installation. (These topics include system environment requirements that must be met for safe system migration as well as the power supply requirements.)

Carefully read this manual together with the manuals referenced.

This section explains:

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

■“SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 Servers Documentation” on page xiv

■“Text Conventions” on page xvi

■“Prompt Notations” on page xvii

■“Syntax of the Command Line Interface (CLI)” on page xvii

■“Environment Requirements for Using This Product” on page xviii

■“Conventions for Alert Messages” on page xix

■“Notes on Safety” on page xx

■“Alert Labels” on page xxiii

■“Product Handling” on page xxvii

■“Fujitsu Siemens Computers Welcomes Your Comments” on page xxviii

Structure and Contents of This Manual

This manual is organized as described below:

■Chapter 1 Physical and Network Specifications

This chapter provides the physical system specifications and gives an overview of the network specifications for SPARC Enterprise M8000/M9000 servers.

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