Index

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`banner` PROM command	8
block device (explained)
.....SPARC	2
.....x86	34
`boot -a` command	12
boot block
.....creating
............SPARC	26
............x86	61
.....installing
............SPARC	26
............x86	61
boot PROM	8
boot subsystems	45
.....primary boot subsystem	46
.....secondary boot subsystem	47
boot-from PROM setting, changing	9
booting
.....and PC BIOS	40
.....display boot information
............SPARC	16
............x86	53
.....from a local CD drive or the network
............SPARC	13
............x86	50
.....how to abort
............SPARC	14
............x86	52
.....interactive (example)
............SPARC	12
............x86	50
.....interactively (`boot -a`)
............SPARC	12
............x86	49
.....Solaris boot diskette	45
.....stopping
............SPARC	14
............x86	52
.....to multiuser state
............SPARC	11


character device (explained)
.....SPARC	2
.....x86	34
creating a file system on diskette
.....SPARC	26
.....x86	71


default
.....modules directory path
............SPARC	12
............x86	49
.....`mount` options	74
.....`root` file system	12
.....root file system type
............x86	50
.....system file (`/etc/system`)
............SPARC	12
............x86	49
`/dev/dsk` and`/dev/rdsk` directories
.....x86	34
.....SPARC	2
device names
.....logical
............SPARC	2
............x86	34
.....physical
............SPARC	2
............x86	34
`df` command, device interface type usedby
......SPARC	3
......x86	35
disk controller
......bus-oriented
............SPARC	3
............x86	35
......direct
............SPARC	3
............x86	35
disk devices
......accessing
............SPARC	2
............x86	34
......identifying
............SPARC	6
............x86	37
disk partitions (slices)
......SPARC	18 to 19
......x86	56 to 59
diskette
......creating a file system on
............SPARC	26
............x86	71
......formatting
............SPARC	27
............x86	72
......formatting DOS
............SPARC	27
............x86	72
disks
......adding a secondary	82
............SPARC	20
............x86	60
......adding a system disk
............SPARC	20, 22 to 24
............x86	60, 63 to 67
......and slices (partitions)
............SPARC	18 to 19
............x86	56 to 59
......mounting a`pcfs` file system	74
......remap a bad block on IDE drive	67
`diskscan` command	56


`fdformat` command
.....SPARC	27
.....x86	71
`fdformat -d` command
.....SPARC	27
.....x86	72
`fdisk` command	56
`fdisk` partitions	57
file system
.....creating on diskette
............x86	71
.....default`root`
............SPARC	12
............x86	50
file systems
.....creating on diskette
............SPARC	26
......restoring`/usr`
............SPARC	28
............x86	76
......restoring`root`
............SPARC	28
............x86	76
......s5fs	70
finding
......PROM release level	8
`fmthard` command	56
`format` utility
......described
............SPARC	18
............x86	56
formatting
......disk (defined)
............SPARC	18
............x86	56
......diskette
............SPARC	27
............x86	72
......diskette for DOS
............SPARC	27
............x86	72
......utilities	18
`fsck` command, device interface typeused by
......SPARC	3
......x86	35


`/home` file system
......x86 (defined)	59


IDE disk drive
......remap a bad block	67
identifying disk devices on a system
......SPARC	6
......x86	37
`installboot` command	26
installing
......boot block


modules directory path, default
.....SPARC	12
.....x86	49
monitor, PROM	8
`mount` command, device interface typeused by
.....SPARC	3
.....x86	35
mounting
.....`pcfs` file system from a hard disk	74
.....s5fs file systems	74
.....table of options ufs	75
.....using default options	74
mounting an`s5fs` file system with defaultoptions	74
multiple device boot (MDB) diskette	45
multiuser state
.....booting to
............SPARC	11
............x86	48


`newfs` command, device interface typeused by
......SPARC	3
......x86	35


PC BIOS
......and booting	40
physical device names
......SPARC	2
......x86	34
primary boot subsystem	46
PROM
......boot	8
......changing boot-from setting	9
......finding release level	8
......monitor	8
......prompt	8, 11
......running self-test program	9
prompt
......PROM	8, 11
`prtvtoc` command, device interface typeused by
......SPARC	3
......x86	35


release level of PROM	8
remap a bad block on an IDE diskdrive	67
`reset` command	9
restore
.....`root`and`/usr`
............SPARC	28
............x86	76
`root` file system
.....SPARC (defined)	19
.....x86 (defined)	59
`root`file system, restoring
.....x86	76
`root`, restoring
.....SPARC	28
running PROM self-test	9


secondary boot subsystem	47
self-test, running PROM	9
`shutdown` command
.....SPARC	21
.....x86	62
single-user
.....booting to
............SPARC	11
............x86	48
.....continue to multiuser state(Control-D)	11
slices (partitions)
.....SPARC	18 to 19
.....x86	56 to 59
Solaris boot diskette	45
Stop-A command	14
stopping
.....booting
............SPARC	14
............x86	52
`swap` slice
.....SPARC (defined)	19
.....x86 (defined)	59
system disk, adding
.....SPARC	20, 22 to 24
......x86	63 to 67
system file
......SPARC	12
......x86	49