Preface

This guide describes the InterDomain Network (IDN) feature, which enables dynamic system domains on an Sun Enterprise trademark 10000 server to communicate with each other through the use of an internal, high-speed, memory-based, as if they are communicating over a standard network.

Note - This guide does not contain IDN configuration information or domain-side error messages. For information on how to configure an IDN or about domain-side error messages, refer to the appropriate document in Related Documentation.

Before You Read This Book

This guide is intended for the InterDomain Networks system administrator who has a working knowledge of UNIX® systems, particularly those based on the Solaris trademark operating environment. If you do not have such knowledge, first read all of the books in the Solaris System Administration collection in AnswerBook2 format provided with your server and consider UNIX system administration training.

Also read and be familiar with the TCP/IP and Data Communications Administration Guide that is provided with your server in AnswerBook2 format.

How This Book Is Organized

This document contains the following chapters:

Chapter 1 introduces IDNs and explains their purpose.

Chapter 2 describes how to set up and to use IDNs.

Appendix A contains the IDN-related error messages, notifications, and panics that occur on the system service processor (SSP).

Using UNIX Commands

This document does not contain information on basic UNIX commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following sources for this information:

AnswerBook2 online documentation for the Solaris 2.x software environment, particularly those dealing with Solaris system administration

Other software documentation that you received with your system

Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions used in this book.


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	`#`

Application	Title	Part Number
User	Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.3 User Guide	806-1500
	Sun Enterprise 10000 Dynamic Reconfiguration User Guide	806-4122
	Sun Enterprise 10000 Domain Configuration Guide	806-4121
	TCP/IP and Data Communications Administration Guide	805-4003
Reference	Sun Enterprise 10000 SSP 3.3 Reference Manual	806-2888
	Sun Enterprise 10000 Dynamic Reconfiguration Reference Manual	806-4123
	Sun Enterprise 10000 Domain Error Messages	806-4120

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