Preface

This guide describes how to write applications that partition and manage system resources and discusses which APIs to use. This book provides programming examples and a discussion of programming issues to consider when writing an application.

Who Should Use This Book

This book is for application developers and ISVs who write applications that control or monitor operating system resources on the Oracle Solaris 11 release.

Before You Read This Book

For a detailed overview of resource management and Oracle Solaris Zones, see the Oracle Solaris 11.1 Administration: Oracle Solaris Zones, Oracle Solaris 10 Zones, and Resource Management.

How This Book Is Organized

This guide is organized as follows:

Chapter 1, Resource Management in the Oracle Solaris Operating System introduces the Oracle Solaris Resource Manager product.

Chapter 2, Projects and Tasks provides information about the projects and tasks facilities.

Chapter 3, Using the C Interface to Extended Accounting describes the C interface to the extended accounting facility.

Chapter 4, Using the Perl Interface to Extended Accounting describes the Perl interface to the extended accounting facility.

Chapter 5, Resource Controls discusses resource controls and their use.

Chapter 6, Resource Pools covers dynamic resource pools.

Chapter 7, Design Considerations for Resource Management Applications in Oracle Solaris Zones describes the precautions that need to be taken for applications to work in Oracle Solaris zones.

Chapter 8, Configuration Examples provides configuration examples for the /etc/project file.

Access to Oracle Support

Oracle customers have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support. For information, visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=info or visit http://www.oracle.com/pls/topic/lookup?ctx=acc&id=trs if you are hearing impaired.

Typographic Conventions

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

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Description	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`aabbcc123`	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows UNIX system prompts and superuser prompts for shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. In command examples, the shell prompt indicates whether the command should be executed by a regular user or a user with privileges.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell	`$`
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser	`#`
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`

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