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


*Part 1 --SPARC*
1. Accessing Devices
...on a SPARC System	1
...Overview	1
...SPARC Device Naming Conventions in the Solaris 2.x
......Environment	2
......SPARC Accessing Disk Devices	2
..........SPARC Specifying the Disk Subdirectory	2
..........SPARC Specifying the Slice	3
......SPARC Accessing Tape Devices	5
...SPARC Identifying Disk Devices on Your System	6
2. Booting a SPARC System	7
...SPARC The Boot PROM	8
......SPARC The PROM Prompt	8
..........SPARC How to Find the PROM Release for a System	8
......SPARC How to Change the `boot-device` PROM Setting	9


..........SPARC How to Run the Self-Test Program	9
...SPARC Boot Scenarios	10
...SPARC Booting a System	11
......SPARC How to Boot to Multiuser State (Run Level 3)	11
......SPARC How to Boot to Single-User State (Run Level S) .	11
......SPARC How to Boot Interactively	12
......SPARC Example: How to Boot Interactively	12
......SPARC How to Boot from Local CD Drive or the Network	13
......SPARC How to Abort a Booting Process	14
......SPARC How to Force a Crash Dump and Reboot the System
........15
...SPARC Displaying Boot Information	16
3. Setting Up Disks on
...Your SPARC System	17
...SPARC Disk Preparation Steps	18
...SPARC The `format` Utility	18
...SPARC Special Areas of the Disk	18
...SPARC Dividing a Disk into Slices	18
...SPARC Customary Slices	19
...SPARC Instructions for Setting Up Disks	20
......SPARC Adding a Secondary Disk	20
......SPARC Adding a System Disk	20
......SPARC How to Perform a Reconfiguration Boot	21
......SPARC How to Add a System Disk	22


4. Managing File Systems on a SPARC System	25
...SPARC Creating File Systems	26
......SPARC Installing a Boot Block on a `ufs` File System	26
..........SPARC How to Install a Boot Block on a `ufs` File
............System	26
......SPARC Creating a File System on a Diskette	26
..........SPARC How to Format a Diskette for Use With
............a `ufs` File System	26
..........SPARC How to Format a Diskette That Can Be Read on
............a DOS System	27
...SPARC Restoring File Systems	28
......SPARC How to Restore the `root` and `/usr` File Systems	28
*Part 2 --x86*
5. Accessing Devices on an x86 System	33
...x86 Device Naming Conventions in the Solaris 2.x Environment
......34
......x86 Accessing Disk Devices	34
..........x86 Specifying the Disk Subdirectory	34
..........x86 Specifying the Slice	35
......x86 Accessing Tape Devices	37
...x86 Identifying Disk Devices on Your System	37
6. Booting an x86 System	39
...Overview	40
...x86 The PC BIOS	40
...x86 The x86 Boot Process	41


...x86 The x86 Boot Process Details	42
......x86 BIOS Phase	42
......x86 Boot Programs Phase	42
......x86 Kernel Initialization Phase	43
......x86 `init` Phase	43
...x86 Boot Scenarios	44
...x86 Boot Subsystems	45
......x86 Solaris Boot Diskette	45
......x86 Primary Boot Subsystem	46
......x86 Secondary Boot Subsystem	47
...x86 Booting a System	47
......x86 Interrupting Automatic Time Outs	47
......x86 How to Boot to Multiuser State (Run Level 3)	48
......x86 How to Boot to Single-User State (Run Level S)	48
......x86 How to Boot Interactively	49
......x86 Example: How to Boot Interactively	50
......x86 How to Boot from the Local CD-ROM Drive or the
........Network	50
......x86 How to Abort a Booting Process	52
......x86 How to Force a Crash Dump and Reboot the System	52
...x86 Displaying Boot Information	53
7. Setting Up Disks on
...Your x86 System	55
...x86 Disk Preparation Steps	56
...x86 The Formatting Utilities	56


...x86 About `fdisk` Partitions	56
...x86 Special Areas of the Disk	57
...x86 Dividing a Disk into Slices	57
......x86 The `fdisk` Partitions on a Disk	57
......x86 Locating `fdisk` Partitions on a Disk	58
......x86 Customary Slices	58
...x86 Instructions for Setting Up Disks	60
......x86 Adding a Secondary Disk	60
......x86 Adding a System Disk	60
......x86 Maintaining Disk Drives	61
......x86 Installing Boot Blocks on a Solaris `fdisk` Partition .	61
..........x86 How to Install a Boot Block on a Solaris `fdisk`
............Partition	61
......x86 How to Perform a Reconfiguration Boot	62
......x86 How to Add a System Disk	63
......x86 How to Remap a Bad Block on an IDE Disk Drive	67
8. Managing File Systems on an x86 System	69
...x86 Additional x86 Disk-Based File Systems	70
...x86 Formatting Diskette Devices	70
...x86 Creating File Systems	71
......x86 Creating a File System on a Diskette	71
..........x86 How to Format a Diskette for Use With
............a `ufs` File System	71
..........x86 How to Format a Diskette That Can Be Read on
............a DOS System	72


..........x86 Creating a `pcfs` File System on a Disk Partition	73
...x86 Mounting and Unmounting File Systems	73
......x86 How to Mount a `pcfs` File System From a Diskette .	73
......x86 How to Mount a `pcfs` File System From a Hard Disk	74
......x86 How to Mount an `s5fs` File System With Default Options
........74
......x86 How to Mount an `s5fs` File System With Additional
........Options	75
...x86 Restoring File Systems	76
......x86 How to Restore the `root` and `/usr` File Systems	76
A. Summary of System Administration Differences	79
B. x86: Additional Disk Commands	81
...x86 Setting Up Disks Using Additional Disk Commands	82
......x86 How to Add a Secondary Disk	82
C. Installing the JumpStart Software
...on a SPARC System	89
......SPARC How to Install the JumpStart Software on a System	90
D. x86 External Cache Issues	91
...x86 External Cache Issues	91
......x86 How to Turn Off Cache Flushing	92
Index	93