Oracle Solaris 11.1 Administration: Devices and File Systems

September 2013

This book is for anyone responsible for administering one or more systems that run the Oracle Solaris release. The book covers a range of Oracle Solaris system administration topics related to managing removable media, disks and devices and file systems.Topics are described for both SPARC and x86 based systems, where appropriate.

Document Information
Preface
1. Managing Removable Media (Tasks)
- Managing Removable Media (Overview)
- Managing Removable Media
- Accessing Removable Media
- Accessing Removable Media on a Remote System
  - How to Make Local Media Available to Other Systems
  - How to Access Removable Media on Remote Systems
2. Writing CDs and DVDs (Tasks)
- Working With Audio CDs and Data CDs and DVDs
  - CD/DVD Media Commonly Used Terms
- Writing CD and DVD Data and Audio CDs
3. Managing Devices (Tasks)
- What's New in Device Management?
  - Support for USB 3.0 Devices
- Where to Find Additional Device Management Tasks
- Managing Devices in Oracle Solaris
- Adding a Peripheral Device to a System
  - How to Add a Peripheral Device
  - How to Add a Device Driver
- Accessing Devices
4. Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)
- Dynamic Reconfiguration and Hot-Plugging
- SCSI Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command (Task Map)
- SCSI Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command
- PCI or PCIe Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command (Task Map)
- PCI or PCIe Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command
- SATA Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command
  - How to Unconfigure a SATA Device
  - How to Configure a SATA Device
- Reconfiguration Coordination Manager (RCM) Script Overview
- RCM Script Tasks
5. Managing USB Devices (Tasks)
- What's New in USB Devices?
  - USB 3.0 Support
- About USB Support in Oracle Solaris
- Overview of USB Devices
- Managing USB Mass Storage Devices
- Using USB Audio Devices
- Hot-Plugging USB Devices With the cfgadm Command
6. Using InfiniBand Devices (Overview/Tasks)
- Overview of InfiniBand Devices
  - InfiniBand Software Packages
- Dynamically Reconfiguring IB Devices (Task Map)
- Dynamically Reconfiguring IB Devices (cfgadm)
- Using the uDAPL Application Interface With InfiniBand Devices
  - How to Enable uDAPL
  - Updating the DAT Static Registry
- Administering IPoIB Devices (dladm)
- Monitoring and Troubleshooting IB Devices
7. Managing Disks (Overview)
- What's New in Disk Management?
- Where to Find Disk Management Tasks
- Overview of Disk Management
- Partitioning a Disk
8. Managing Disk Use (Tasks)
- Managing Disk Use (Task Map)
- Displaying Information About Files and Disk Space
  - How to Display Information About Files and Disk Space
- Checking the Size of Files
- Checking the Size of Directories
  - How to Display the Size of Directories, Subdirectories, and Files
  - How to Display the User Ownership of Local UFS File Systems
- Finding and Removing Old or Inactive Files
9. Administering Disks (Tasks)
- Administering Disks (Task Map)
- Identifying Disks on a System
  - How to Identify the Disks on a System
- Formatting a Disk
  - How to Determine if a Disk Is Formatted
  - How to Format a Disk
- Displaying Disk Slices
  - How to Display Disk Slice Information
- Creating and Examining a Disk Label
  - How to Label a Disk
  - How to Examine a Disk Label
- Recovering a Corrupted Disk Label
  - How to Recover a Corrupted Disk Label
- Adding a Third-Party Disk
10. Setting Up Disks (Tasks)
- SPARC: Setting up Disks (Task Map)
- x86: Setting Up Disks for ZFS File Systems (Task Map)
  - x86: Setting Up Disks for ZFS File Systems
- x86: Creating and Changing Solaris fdisk Partitions
11. Configuring Storage Devices With COMSTAR (Tasks)
- Overview of COMSTAR Features
  - Identifying COMSTAR Software and Hardware Requirements
- Configuring Storage Devices With COMSTAR (Task Map)
  - COMSTAR Terminology
  - Configuring Dynamic or Static Target Discovery
- Configuring Storage Devices With COMSTAR (Tasks)
- Configuring Fibre Channel Devices With COMSTAR
  - Configuring Fibre Channel Ports With COMSTAR
  - Making Logical Units Available for FC and FCoE
    - How to Make Logical Units Available for FC and FCoE
- Configuring FCoE Devices With COMSTAR
- Configuring SRP Devices With COMSTAR
12. Configuring and Managing the Oracle Solaris Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)
- The iSNS Technology (Overview)
- Configuring the iSNS Server
  - Setting Up the iSNS Administrative Settings
  - Using the Command Line Interface to Configure iSNS
- Managing the iSNS Server and Clients
13. The format Utility (Reference)
- Recommendations and Requirements for Using the format Utility
- format Menu and Command Descriptions
- Rules for Input to format Commands
- Getting Help on the format Utility
14. Managing File Systems (Overview)
- What's New in Oracle Solaris File Systems?
  - Shared File Systems Across Boot Environments
- Where to Find File System Management Tasks
- Overview of File Systems
  - Types of Oracle Solaris File Systems
- Default Oracle Solaris File Systems
- Overview of Mounting and Unmounting File Systems
- Determining a File System's Type
  - How to Determine a File System's Type
15. Creating and Mounting File Systems (Tasks)
- Creating Oracle Solaris File Systems
- Mounting and Unmounting Oracle Solaris File Systems
  - Field Descriptions for the /etc/vfstab File
  - Prerequisites for Unmounting Oracle Solaris File Systems
- Creating and Mounting Oracle Solaris File Systems
16. Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)
- About Swap Space
- How Do I Know If I Need More Swap Space?
  - Swap-Related Error Messages
  - TMPFS-Related Error Messages
- How Swap Space Is Allocated
  - Swap Areas and the /etc/vfstab File
- Planning for Swap Space
  - Allocating Swap Space for ZFS-Based Systems
- Monitoring Swap Resources
- Adding or Changing Swap Space in an Oracle Solaris ZFS Root Environment
  - How to Add Swap Space in an Oracle Solaris ZFS Root Environment
17. Copying Files and File Systems (Tasks)
- Commands for Copying File Systems
- Copying Directories Between File Systems (cpio Command)
  - How to Copy Directories Between File Systems (cpio)
- Copying Files and File Systems to Tape
- Copying Files to Tape (tar Command)
- Copying Files to a Tape With the pax Command
  - How to Copy Files to a Tape (pax)
- Copying Files to Tape With the cpio Command
- Copying Files to a Remote Tape Device
  - How to Copy Files to a Remote Tape Device (tar and dd)
  - How to Extract Files From a Remote Tape Device
18. Managing Tape Drives (Tasks)
- Choosing Which Media to Use
- Backup Device Names
  - Specifying the Rewind Option for a Tape Drive
  - Specifying Different Densities for a Tape Drive
- Displaying Tape Drive Status
  - How to Display Tape Drive Status
- Handling Magnetic Tape Cartridges
  - Retensioning a Magnetic Tape Cartridge
  - Rewinding a Magnetic Tape Cartridge
- Guidelines for Drive Maintenance and Media Handling
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