1.2 Organization of this manual

This section describes the organization of this manual. The manual consists of the following four parts and an appendix:

The table below provides an overview of this manual's chapters and appendix.

Table 1-1 Overview of chapters and appendix

PartChapter or appendixDescription
Part 1
Before You Start
Chapter 1. Overview of the Configuration and Operation of Stream Data Platform - AFDescribes the flow from introduction to operation of Stream Data Platform - AF and the organization of this manual.
Part 2
Design and Configuration
Chapter 2. System DesignDescribes the flow of system design and discusses items that should be evaluated at the design stage.
Chapter 3. System ConfigurationDescribes the flow of system configuration, the structure of the Stream Data Platform - AF directories, and the settings required for configuring a system.
Part 3
Operation
Chapter 4. System OperationDescribes how to operate a configured system.
Chapter 5. Modifying the SystemDescribes how to change system settings and the configuration during system operation.
Chapter 6. TroubleshootingDescribes the types of data to be collected in the event of a problem during system operation, how to interpret the data, and how to handle problems that arise.
Part 4
Reference
Chapter 7. CommandsDescribes the commands used to operate the system.
Chapter 8. SDP Server Definition FilesDescribes the SDP server definition files.
Chapter 9. Adaptor Definition FilesDescribes the adaptor definition files.
Chapter 10. Details About Definitions in the Definition FilesProvides details about the definitions in the SDP server definition files and adaptor definition files.
Chapter 11. Details of Flex Dashboard SettingsProvides details about the Dashboard Server internal settings file and the Dashboard Viewer window layout file.
AppendixAppendix A. Reference Material for This ManualProvides reference information for this manual.