---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Florida SunFlash Software Configuration Guide SunFLASH Vol 34 #21 October 1991 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A new release of the Software Configuration Guide is available at no cost from your local Sun office. This article contains the table of contents from the Software Configuration Guide to help you determine if you need a copy. -johnj ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preface...........................................................xv 1. The Sun OS Operating System...................................1-1 1.1 SunOS Release Terminology and Numbering...................1-1 Release Numbers...........................................1-1 Platform Specific Releases................................1-2 Revisions.................................................1-3 Other SunOS Versions......................................1-3 1.2 Sun System Application and Kernel Architectures...........1-3 Application Architecture..................................1-3 Kernel Architecture.......................................1-4 1.3 Network Roles.............................................1-5 Servers...................................................1-5 Clients...................................................1-5 Stand-alone Systems.......................................1-6 1.4 SunOS Software Categories.................................1-6 1.5 SunOS Disk Patterns.......................................1-8 Standard SunOS Disk Partitions............................1-8 Disk Layout-Default Partitions...........................1-10 Pre-Installed Disk Partitions............................1-11 Partition-Planning Worksheets............................1-12 1.6 Sun SHIELD-Software Security Products....................1-12 Secure Remote Procedure Call (RPC).......................1-12 C2.......................................................1-12 Account Resources Management (ARM).......................1-12 Automated Security Enhancement Tool(AEST)................1-13 1.7 Encryption Kit...........................................1-13 2. SunNet:Sun's Computer Networking Software.....................2-1 2.1 Overview of SunLink Connectivity Products.................2-2 2.2 SunLink Products for Communicating with IBM Systems.......2-2 "Gateway" and "Client" Software Components................2-2 2.3 SunLink Products for Communicating with DEC Systems.......2-3 2.4 SunLink Channel Gateway(formerly,SunLink Channel Adapter).2-3 2.5 SunLink 3270 Gateway Products.............................2-5 2.6 SunLink CG3270 Terminal Emulation.........................2-8 2.7 SunLink BSC RJE for IBM Batch Processing & File Transfer.2-10 2.8 SunLink SNA Peer-to-Peer.................................2-12 2.9 SunLink DNI..............................................2-13 2.10 SunLink TE100...........................................2-15 2.11 Overview of SunNet Standard Network Support.............2-16 2.12 SunNet FDDI/DX Controller...............................2-16 SunNet FDDI/DX Software.................................2-18 2.13 SunNet Internetwork Router..............................2-19 2.14 SunNet X.25.............................................2-21 2.15 SunNet High-Speed Serial Interface (HSI)................2-22 2.16 SunNet Multiprotocol Communication Processor (MCP)......2-24 2.17 SunNet Open Systems Interconnect(OSI)...................2-25 2.18 SunNet Message Handling System (MHS)....................2-27 2.19 Overview of ONC: Open Network Computing.................2-28 Network File System(NFS)................................2-30 NETdisk.................................................2-30 Network Lock Manager and Status Monitor.................2-31 Automounter Facility....................................2-31 Remote EXecution Service (REX)..........................2-31 RPC Protocol Compiler (ONC RPC Tool)....................2-32 eXternal Data KRepresentation (XDR).....................2-32 Transport-Independent Remote Procedure Call (TIRPC).....2-32 2.20 PC-NFS..................................................2-33 PC-NFS Network File System for Personal Computers.......2-33 PC-NFS Lifeline Mail and Backup.........................2-35 PC-NFS Advanced Telnet..................................2-37 2.21 PC-NFS Programmer's Toolkit.............................2-39 2.22 Overview of SunNet Management Products..................2-41 2.23 SunNet Manager..........................................2-41 2.24 SunNet License..........................................2-44 Net License Platform....................................2-45 Net License Development Kit.............................2-45 3. Window Systems................................................3-1 3.1 OpenWindows Version 2.....................................3-1 3.2 OPEN LOOK Graphical User Interface........................3-2 3.3 DeskSet...................................................3-2 3.4 Toolkits..................................................3-3 XView Toolkit.............................................3-4 Open Look Intrinsics Toolkit (OLIT).......................3-5 The NeWS Toolkit (TNT)....................................3-7 3.5 X11/NeWS Window Server....................................3-8 Support for Industry Standards............................3-9 Leading Edge Innovation..................................3-10 Enhancements Available in OpenWindows Version 2..........3-10 OpenFonts................................................3-11 3.6 Subsets of the OpenWindows Software......................3-11 Running Sun View/SunWindows under OpenWindows............3-16 4. Graphics Software.............................................4-1 4.1 Brief Review of Sun Graphics Hardware.....................4-2 Graphics Accelerators.....................................4-2 4.2 SunPHIGS..................................................4-3 SunPHIGS Features.........................................4-6 4.3 SunGKS....................................................4-8 Features of SunGKS........................................4-8 4.4 XGL......................................................4-12 High Performance.........................................4-12 XGL Features.............................................4-13 4.5 Xlib.....................................................4-14 4.6 PostScript Language......................................4-15 4.7 SunVision Visualization Software.........................4-15 SunVision Components and Features........................4-16 SunVision Application Areas..............................4-17 4.8 Sun58TE IBM Terminal Emulation...........................4-18 Recommendations..........................................4-20 4.9 Multimedia...............................................4-20 VideoPix.................................................4-20 5. Software Engineering Technology...............................5-1 5.1 SPARCompiler Product Family...............................5-1 SPARCompiler Languages and Common Back End (CBE)..........5-2 Development Tools.........................................5-3 Sun C.....................................................5-3 Sun C++...................................................5-5 Sun FORTRAN...............................................5-6 Sun Pascal................................................5-7 Sun Modula-2..............................................5-8 Sun Ada Development Environment...........................5-9 Sun COBOL................................................5-11 Sun Common Lisp..........................................5-12 Symbolic Programming Environment (SPE) for Lisp..........5-14 5.2 Distributed Workgroup Software...........................5-16 Network Software Environment (NSE).......................5-16 NetISAM..................................................5-19 6. SPARCserver and Database Software.............................6-1 6.1 Sun Database Excelerator (SunDBE) 1.0 for SunOS 4.1.......6-2 Sun Database Excelerator 1.1 for SunOS 4.1.1..............6-4 6.2 Sun QuickCheck............................................6-5 6.3 SPARCserver Manager.......................................6-6 7. Desktop Applications and Environments.........................7-1 7.1 DeskSet...................................................7-1 7.2 Devguide..................................................7-3 7.3 Simplify QSL..............................................7-5 7.4 DOS Windows 1.0 for IBM PC/XT Emulation...................7-6 DOS Windows Product Features..............................7-8 7.5 PC-NFS....................................................7-9 7.6 NeWSprint.................................................7-9 7.7 Sun's System software AnswerBook.........................7-11 A. Sun Unbundled Software.......................................A-1 B. Installation Planning Worksheets.............................B-1 C. Software Category Sizes for SunOS 4.1.1 and SunOS 4.1.1 Rev B .........................................C-1 Index.......................................................Index-1 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ For information send mail to info-sunflash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. Subscription requests should be sent to sunflash-request@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. Archives are on solar.nova.edu and paris.cs.miami.edu. All prices, availability, and other statements relating to Sun or third party products are valid in the U.S. only. Please contact your local Sales Representative for details of pricing and product availability in your region. Descriptions of, or references to products or publications within SunFlash does not imply an endorsement of that product or publication by Sun Microsystems. John McLaughlin, SunFlash editor, flash@sunvice.East.Sun.COM. (305) 776-7770.