Information About Your Workstation

Manuals. To learn more about your workstation, HP VUE, and the HP-UX operating system, continue reading this guide.

Within the United States, you can order any of the following manuals by calling Hewlett-Packard at 1-800-227-8164. In other countries, contact your nearest HP Sales and Support office. For a complete list of HP-UX manuals and part numbers, check the the manuals(1) manual reference page (see “Displaying a Man Page”).

These manuals are also available on CD-ROM with the optional HP-UX LaserROM product. For information on LaserROM, contact your HP Sales and Support office.

System Installation.

If you need help with system hardware installation, see the Hardware Installation Guide for your system.
If you need help with peripheral installation, see the Owner's Guide for your system.
If you have not yet installed your HP-UX system, see Installing HP-UX 10.0, HP part number B2355-90050.

HP VUE Usage and Administration.

For general HP VUE usage, read Part I of this guide.
If you want a quick overview of HP VUE, see the HP VUE Quick Start shipped with your system.
For advanced HP VUE configuration and system administration, see the HP Visual User Environment 3.0 User's Guide, HP part number B1171-90079.

X Window System.

See Using the X Window System, HP part number B1171-90076.

HP-UX Usage and Administration.

For general usage of HP-UX, read Part II of this guide.
For HP-UX system administration and troubleshooting information, see the System Administration Tasks manual, HP part number B2355-90051.
For most system administration tasks, you can use the SAM tool (log in as superuser by typing root, enter the superuser password, then type sam). SAM contains an extensive online help system to help you perform system administration tasks.

Online Help. If you are using HP VUE (or the X Window System), you can use the HP Help System to access information about HP-UX and HP VUE.

To learn how to use HP Help, see Chapter 4 “Getting Help”.

The following subject areas in HP Help will be especially useful:

"Using Your HP Workstation", the online help corresponding to Part I of this guide.
"HP Visual User Environment, Version 3.0", the online help corresponding to the HP Visual User Environment 3.0 User's Guide.
"Common HP-UX Tasks" in "HP-UX Operating System Help", the online help for HP-UX command line tasks.

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