............................Contents


Preface	xi
1. Before You Start	1
...Requirements	1
...Verifying the System Environment	2
...Shutting Down the System	3
2. Setting Up a Disk Drive	7
...Requirements	7
...Configuring the System	8
3. Setting Up a Tape Drive	11
...Requirements	11
...Configuring the System	12
...Tensioning a Tape Cartridge	14
...Rewinding a Tape	14
...Backup Tools	14
...Displaying the Status of a Tape Drive	15


......`cpio` Command	16
......`dd` Command	17
......`ufsdump` Command	18
......`ufsrestore` Command	19
......`tar` Command	21
4. Setting Up a CD-ROM or
...Floppy Disk Drive	23
...Requirements	24
...How Solaris Manages CD-ROM and Floppy Devices	24
...Configuring the System	27
...Adding an Additional CD-ROM Drive	28
...Reference Material for CD-ROM and Floppy Devices	30
...Ejecting a CD-ROM	31
5. Setting Up a Board	33
...Requirements	33
...Configuring the System	34
6. Selecting Addresses	35
...Determining Interfaces of Peripheral Devices	35
...Determining Peripheral Buses of a Sun System	36
...Determining Interfaces of a Sun System	36
...Determining Address Selection Schemes	37
......Determining the Address Selection Scheme for Disk Drives	37
......Displaying Addresses of Connected Disk Drives	42


7. Preparing Media	47
...Autoconfiguration and the `format` Utility	48
...Formatting a Disk	48
...Partitioning a Disk	52
...Labeling a Disk	55
...Creating a File System	56
...Mounting a File System	57
...Displaying Already Mounted File Systems	58
A. Booting	59
...What's Next	60
...Aborting a Booting Process	61