Sun Microsystems 2.1 manual Preface, Who Should Use This Book

Preface

This document, the Sun MediaCenter Server Administrator’s Guide, tells you how to set up, load content onto, and perform other administrative duties relevant to a Sun™ MediaCenter™ server. Specifically, this document describes:

■at a high level, the hardware and software architecture of the Sun MediaCenter server;

■the content format required by the Sun MediaCenter server, plus utilities to load and backup that content;

■the format of the data output by the Sun MediaCenter server;

■how to configure the SNMP agent shipped with the Sun MediaCenter for use with Solstice™ Domain Manager™ or another SNMP-capable network manager.

Who Should Use This Book

This manual is intended for those who administer the Sun MediaCenter server.

We expect the reader to have experience in Solaris® network and system administration and be familiar with maintenance issues related to servers.

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