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


Preface	xi
1. Before You Start	1
...Requirements	2
...Verifying the System Environment	2
...Shutting Down the System	3
......The `init` Command	5
..........· 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	22
......· Labeling a Disk	26
......· Creating a File System	26
......· Mounting a File System	27
3. Setting Up a Tape Drive	29
...Requirements	30
...Managing Tape Drives	31
......· Adding a Tape Drive	32
......· Tensioning a 1/4-inch Tape Cartridge	34
......· Rewinding a Tape	34
......· Cleaning a Tape Drive	34
......· Displaying the Status of a Tape Drive	35
...Performing Data Backups and Restores	36
......`cpio` Command	37
......`dd` Command	38
......`ufsdump` Command	38
......`ufsrestore` Command	40
......`tar` Command	42
4. Setting Up Removable Media Devices	45
...Requirements	46
...CD-ROM Drives	46
......· Adding a CD-ROM Drive	47
......· Adding an Additional CD-ROM Drive	48
...Diskette Drives	49


......· Adding a Diskette Drive	49
...PCMCIA Memory Cards	50
......· Formatting a PCMCIA Memory Card	50
...How Solaris Manages CD-ROM and Diskette Devices	52
......Volume Management	53
......Comparing Automatic Versus Manual Mounting	56
......Reference Material for CD-ROM and Diskette Devices	57
......Using CDs and Diskettes	59
5. Setting Up a Board	61
...Requirements	62
...Adding a Board	62
6. Selecting Addresses	65
...Determining the Interface of a Peripheral Device	66
...Determining Peripheral Buses of a Sun System	66
...Determining the Interface of a Sun System	67
...Determining Address Selection Schemes	67
......Determining the Address Selection Scheme for Disk Drives	67
..........Logical Controller ID Number	69
..........Logical Target ID Number	70
..........Logical Disk ID Number	72
..........Logical Slice (Partition) Number	72
......Displaying Addresses of Connected Disk Drives	73
......· Displaying Addresses of Disk Drives in an SBus	73
......· Displaying Addresses in an SBus and in a VME Bus	74


A. Booting Your System	77
......· Switching to the `ok` Prompt	77
......· Booting After Connecting a Peripheral Device	78
......· Booting Automatically	78
......· Booting to Multiuser State (Init State 3)	79
......· Booting to Single-User State (Run Level S)	79
......· Booting Interactively	80
......· Aborting a Booting Process	81
Index	83