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About This Document This document covers the HP Integrity rx8640 and the HP 9000 rp8440 server systems. This document does not describe system software or partition configuration in any detail. For detailed information concerning those topics, refer to the HP System Partitions Guide: Administration for nPartitions. Book Layout This document contains the following chapters: • Chapter 1 - Server Overview • Chapter 2 - Installing the System Intended Audience This document is intended to be used by customer engineers assigned to support the HP Integrity rx8640 and HP 9000 rp8440 servers. Typographic Conventions This document uses the following typographical conventions: %, $, or # A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and POSIX shells. A number sign represents the superuser prompt. audit(5) A manpage. The manpage name is audit, and it is located in Section 5. Command A command name or qualified command phrase. Computer output Text displayed by the computer. Ctrl+x A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl+x indicates that you must hold down the key labeled Ctrl while you press another key or mouse button. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH. [ERROR NAME] Key The name of an error, usually returned in the errno variable. The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the same key. Term User input The defined use of an important word or phrase. Commands and other text that you type. Variable The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or other syntax display that you replace with an actual value. [] The contents are optional in syntax. If the contents are a list separated by |, you must choose one of the items. {} The contents are required in syntax. If the contents are a list separated by |, you must choose one of the items. ... The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary number of times. Indicates the continuation of a code example. | Separates items in a list of choices. WARNING A warning calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed will result in personal injury or nonrecoverable system problems. Book Layout 9

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About This Document
This document covers the HP Integrity rx8640 and the HP 9000 rp8440 server systems.
This document does not describe system software or partition configuration in any detail. For
detailed information concerning those topics, refer to the HP System Partitions Guide:
Administration for nPartitions.
Book Layout
This document contains the following chapters:
Chapter 1 - Server Overview
Chapter 2 - Installing the System
Intended Audience
This document is intended to be used by customer engineers assigned to support the HP Integrity
rx8640 and HP 9000 rp8440 servers.
Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions:
%
,
$
, or
#
A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar
sign represents the system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and
POSIX shells. A number sign represents the superuser prompt.
audit
(5)
A manpage. The manpage name is
audit
, and it is located in
Section 5.
Command
A command name or qualified command phrase.
Computer output
Text displayed by the computer.
Ctrl+x
A key sequence. A sequence such as
Ctrl+x
indicates that you
must hold down the key labeled
Ctrl
while you press another
key or mouse button.
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE
The name of an environment variable, for example,
PATH
.
[ERROR NAME]
The name of an error, usually returned in the
errno
variable.
Key
The name of a keyboard key.
Return
and
Enter
both refer to the
same key.
Term
The defined use of an important word or phrase.
User input
Commands and other text that you type.
Variable
The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or other
syntax display that you replace with an actual value.
[]
The contents are optional in syntax. If the contents are a list
separated by |, you must choose one of the items.
{}
The contents are required in syntax. If the contents are a list
separated by |, you must choose one of the items.
...
The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary number of
times.
±
Indicates the continuation of a code example.
|
Separates items in a list of choices.
WARNING
A warning calls attention to important information that if not
understood or followed will result in personal injury or
nonrecoverable system problems.
Book Layout
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