Document Information
Preface
1. Managing Removable Media (Overview)
2. Managing Removable Media (Tasks)
Managing Removable Media (Task Map)
Formatting Diskettes
How to Load Removable Media
How to Format a Diskette (rmformat)
How to Create a File System on Removable Media
How to Create a File System on a DVD-RAM
How to Check a File System on Removable Media
How to Repair Bad Blocks on Removable Media
How to Enable or Disable Write Protection on Removable Media
How to Enable or Disable Read or Write Protection and Set a Password on Removable Media
3. Accessing Removable Media (Tasks)
4. Writing CDs and DVDs (Tasks)
5. Managing Devices (Overview/Tasks)
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
The following task map describes the tasks for managing removable media.
Task
Description
For Instructions
1. Load media.
Insert the diskette into the drive and type the volcheck command.
2. (Optional) Format the diskette.
Format diskette.
3. (Optional) Add a UFS or PCFS file system.
Add a UFS or PCFS file system to use the media for transferring files.
Add a UFS or UDFS file system to a DVD-RAM device.
4. (Optional) Check the media.
Verify the integrity of the file system on the media.
5. (Optional) Repair bad blocks on the media.
Repair any bad blocks on the media, if necessary.
6. (Optional) Apply read or write and password protection.
Apply read or write protection or password protection on the media, if necessary.