Who Should Use This Book

This guide is intended for system administrators who are responsible for installing operating systems onto managed servers running the Sun N1 System Manager software. These system administrators are expected to have the following background:

• Knowledge of the Solaris^TM Operating System and Red Hat Linux and the network administration tools provided by each operating system

• Knowledge of the Solaris, Red Hat Linux, SUSE Linux, and Windows operating systems as appropriate for operating systems that you want to install (provision)

• Knowledge of network equipment and network devices from a variety of vendors such as Sun Microsystems, Cisco, Foundry, and Extreme

• Knowledge of network device interconnections and cabling

• Knowledge of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) because some elements of the N1 System Manager use software that is based on SNMP