System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems
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Document Information

Preface

1.  Managing Removable Media (Overview)

2.  Managing Removable Media (Tasks)

3.  Accessing Removable Media (Tasks)

4.  Writing CDs and DVDs (Tasks)

5.  Managing Devices (Overview/Tasks)

What's New in Device Management?

Where to Find Device Management Tasks

Managing Devices in the Solaris OS

Adding a Peripheral Device to a System

How to Add a Peripheral Device

How to Add a Device Driver

Accessing Devices

6.  Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)

7.  Using USB Devices (Overview)

8.  Using USB Devices (Tasks)

9.  Using InfiniBand Devices (Overview/Tasks)

10.  Managing Disks (Overview)

11.  Administering Disks (Tasks)

12.  SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks)

13.  x86: Adding a Disk (Tasks)

14.  Configuring Solaris iSCSI Targets and Initiators (Tasks)

15.  Configuring and Managing the Solaris Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)

16.  The format Utility (Reference)

17.  Managing File Systems (Overview)

18.  Creating UFS, TMPFS, and LOFS File Systems (Tasks)

19.  Mounting and Unmounting File Systems (Tasks)

20.  Using The CacheFS File System (Tasks)

21.  Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)

22.  Checking UFS File System Consistency (Tasks)

23.  UFS File System (Reference)

24.  Backing Up and Restoring File Systems (Overview)

25.  Backing Up Files and File Systems (Tasks)

26.  Using UFS Snapshots (Tasks)

27.  Restoring Files and File Systems (Tasks)

28.  UFS Backup and Restore Commands (Reference)

29.  Copying UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)

30.  Managing Tape Drives (Tasks)

Index

Where to Find Device Management Tasks

The following table describes where to find step-by-step instructions for hot-plugging devices and adding serial devices, such as printers and modems, and peripheral devices, such as a disk, CD-ROM, or tape device.

Table 5-1 Where to Find Instructions for Adding a Device

Device Management Task

For More Information

Add a disk that is not hot-pluggable.

Chapter 12, SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks) or Chapter 13, x86: Adding a Disk (Tasks)

Hot-plug a SCSI or PCI device.

SCSI Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command or PCI or PCIe Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command

Hot-plug a USB device.

Using USB Mass Storage Devices (Task Map)

Add a CD-ROM or tape device.

How to Add a Peripheral Device

Add a modem.

Chapter 1, Managing Terminals and Modems (Overview), in System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration

Add a printer.

Chapter 6, Administering Printers (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Solaris Printing

Secure a device.

Chapter 5, Controlling Access to Devices (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Security Services
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