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


Preface	xi
1. Before You Start	1
...Requirements	2
...Verifying the System Environment	2
...Shutting Down the System	3
......The `init` Command	4
..........· Shutting Down a Single-User System Using `init`	6
......The `shutdown` Command	9
..........· Shutting Down a Multiuser System Using `shutdown`	9
2. Setting Up a Disk Drive	13
...Requirements	14
...Disk Drives	14
......· Adding a Disk Drive	17
...`format` Utility	19
......· Formatting a Disk	20


......· Partitioning a Disk	23
......· Labeling a Disk	26
......· Creating a File System	27
......· Mounting a File System	28
3. Setting Up a Tape Drive	31
...Requirements	32
...Managing Tape Drives	33
......· Adding a Tape Drive	34
......· Tensioning a 1/4-inch Tape Cartridge	36
......· Rewinding a Tape	36
......· Cleaning a Tape Drive	36
......· Displaying the Status of a Tape Drive	37
...Performing Data Backups	38
......`cpio` Command	39
......`dd` Command	40
......`ufsdump` Command	40
......`ufsrestore` Command	42
......`tar` Command	44
4. Setting Up Removable Media Devices	47
...Requirements	48
...CD-ROM Drives	48
......· Adding a CD-ROM Drive	49
......· Adding an Additional CD-ROM Drive	50
...Diskette Drives	51


......· Adding a Diskette Drive	51
...PCMCIA Memory Cards	52
......· Formatting a PCMCIA Memory Card	52
...How Solaris Manages CD-ROM and Diskette Devices	54
......Volume Management	55
......Comparing Automatic Versus Manual Mounting	58
......Reference Material for CD-ROM and Diskette Devices	59
......Using CDs and Diskettes	61
5. Setting Up a Board	63
...Requirements	64
...Adding a Board	64
6. Selecting Addresses	67
...Determining the Interface of a Peripheral Device	68
...Determining Peripheral Buses of a Sun System	68
...Determining the Interface of a Sun System	69
...Determining Address Selection Schemes	69
......Determining the Address Selection Scheme for Disk Drives	69
..........Logical Controller ID Number	71
..........Logical Target ID Number	72
..........Logical Disk ID Number	74
..........Logical Slice (Partition) Number	74
......Displaying Addresses of Connected Disk Drives	75
......· Displaying Addresses of Disk Drives in an SBus	75
......· Displaying Addresses in an SBus and in a VME Bus	76


A. Booting Your System	79
......· Switching to the `ok` Prompt	79
......· Booting After Connecting a Peripheral Device	80
......· Booting Automatically	80
......· Booting to Multiuser State (Init State 3)	81
......· Booting to Single-User State (Run Level S)	81
......· Booting Interactively	82
......· Aborting a Booting Process	83
Index	85