Preface

This Site Planning Guide provides site preparation guidelines and checklists for you to use and complete prior to installing the Cluster Platform 15K/9960 system. This document details information necessary to locate and plan a controlled environment for your new system.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1 contains an illustration of the installation process.

Chapter 2 contains information about the physical specifications of the system.

Chapter 3 contains information about the environmental requirements for the system.

Chapter 4 contains information about the facility power and grounding requirements for the system.

Chapter 5 contains information about the network configuration.

Chapter 6 provides site planning checklists.

Using UNIX Commands

This document does not contain information on basic UNIX® commands and procedures.

See one or more of the following for this information:

Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals

AnswerBook2 online documentation for the Solaris software environment

Other software documentation that you received with your platform

Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol	Meaning	Examples
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `% You have mail`.
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output	`%` `su` `Password:`
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be superuser to do this.
	Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value	To delete a file, type `rm` filename.

Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
C shell	machine_name`%`
C shell superuser	machine_name`#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser	`#`

Related Documentation

Before you attempt to install the Cluster Platform 15K/9960 system, you must read the following documents so that you are familiar with the installation process.

Note - Before you attempt to install the Cluster Platform 15K/9960 system, you must read the Late-Breaking News document. You should also obtain the latest version of all of Cluster Platform 15K/9960 system documents, which are
available at:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions /hardware/docs/Integrated_Platforms/index.html

Application	Title	Part Number
Installation	Cluster Platform 15K/9960 System Read Me First	816-3542
	Cluster Platform 15K/9960 System Getting Started	816-3579
	Cluster Platform 15K/9960 System Installation Guide	816-3538
	Sun Fire 15K System Unpacking Guide	806-3508
	Sun Fire 15K System Hardware Installation and De-Installation Guide	806-3511
Late-Breaking News	Cluster Platform 15K/9960 System Late-Breaking News	816-3540

Accessing Sun Documentation Online

A broad selection of Sun system documentation is located at:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs

A complete set of Solaris documentation and many other titles are located at:

http://docs.sun.com

Ordering Sun Documentation

Fatbrain.com, an Internet professional bookstore, stocks select product documentation from Sun Microsystems, Inc.

For a list of documents and how to order them, visit the Sun Documentation Center on Fatbrain.com at:

http://www.fatbrain.com/documentation/sun

Sun Welcomes Your Comments

Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions. You can email your comments to Sun at:

docfeedback@sun.com

Please include the part number (816-3537-10) of your document in the subject line of your email.

United States Export Control Laws
Notice

Product covered by and information contained in this service manual are controlled by U.S. Export Control laws and may be subject to the export or import laws in other countries. Nuclear, missile, chemical biological weapons, or nuclear maritime end uses or end users, whether direct or indirect, are strictly prohibited. Export or re-export to countries subject to U.S. embargo or to entities identified on U.S. export exclusion lists, including but not limited to the denied persons and specially designated nationals lists is strictly prohibited. Use of any spare or replacement CPUs is limited to repair or one-for-one replacement of CPUs in products exported in compliance with U.S. export laws. Use of CPUs as product upgrades unless authorized by the U.S. Government is strictly prohibited.