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


..Preface xi
1. Before You Start 1
..Requirements 1
..Verifying the System Environment 2
..Shutting Down the System 3
.....The init Command 4
.....· Shutting Down a Single-User System Using init 5</>
.....The shutdown Command 7
.....· Shutting Down a Multiuser System Using shutdown 8</>
2. Setting Up a Disk Drive 13
..Requirements 13
..Disk Drives 14
..· Adding a Disk Drive 16
..format Utility 18
..· Formatting a Disk 19
..· Partitioning a Disk 21
..· Labeling a Disk 23
..· Creating a File System 24


..· Mounting a File System 25
3. Setting Up a Tape Drive 27
..Requirements 27
..Managing Tape Drives 28
..· Adding a Tape Drive 29
..· Tensioning a 1/4-inch Tape Cartridge 30
..· Rewinding a Tape 31
..· Cleaning a Tape Drive 31
..· Displaying the Status of a Tape Drive 31
..Performing Data Backups and Restores 33
.....cpio Command 33
.....dd Command 34
.....ufsdump Command 35
.....ufsrestore Command 36
.....tar Command 37
4. Setting Up Removable Media Devices 39
..Requirements 39
..CD-ROM Drives 40
..· Adding a CD-ROM Drive 40
..· Adding an Additional CD-ROM Drive 41
..Diskette Drives 42
..· Adding a Diskette Drive 42
..PCMCIA Memory Cards 43
..· Formatting a PCMCIA Memory Card 43
..How Solaris Manages CD-ROM and Diskette Devices 45
.....Volume Management 45
.....Comparing Automatic Versus Manual Mounting 49


.....Reference Material for CD-ROM and Diskette Devices 50
.....Using CDs and Diskettes 52
5. Setting Up a Board 53
..Requirements 53
..Adding a Board 54
6. Selecting Addresses 57
..Determining the Interface of a Peripheral Device 57
..Determining Peripheral Buses of a Sun System 58
..Determining the Interface of a Sun System 58
..Determining Address Selection Schemes 59
.....Determining the Address Selection Scheme for Disk Drives 59
.........Logical Controller ID Number 60
.........Logical Target ID Number 61
.........Logical Disk ID Number 63
.........Logical Slice (Partition) Number 63
.....Displaying Addresses of Connected Disk Drives 64
..· Displaying Addresses of Disk Drives in an SBus 64
..· Displaying Addresses in an SBus and in a VME Bus 65
A. Booting Your System 69
..· Switching to the ok Prompt 69
..· Booting After Connecting a Peripheral Device 69
..· Booting Automatically 70
..· Booting to Multiuser State (Init State 3) 70
..· Booting to Single-User State (Run Level S) 71
..· Booting Interactively 71
..· Aborting a Booting Process 72


..Index 75