System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems

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System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems

June 2013

This book is for anyone responsible for administering one or more systems that run the 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.

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Preface
1. Managing Removable Media (Overview/Tasks)
- Managing Removable Media (Overview)
- Managing Removable Media (Tasks)
- 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
- 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
7. Managing Disks (Overview)
- What's New in Disk Management?
  - Advanced Format Disk Support
- 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. SPARC: Setting Up Disks (Tasks)
- SPARC: Setting Up Disks for UFS File Systems (Task Map)
- SPARC: Setting up Disks for ZFS File Systems (Task Map)
11. x86: Setting Up Disks (Tasks)
- x86: Setting Up Disks for UFS File Systems (Task Map)
  - x86: Setting Up Disks for UFS File Systems
- x86: Setting Up Disks for ZFS File Systems (Task Map)
  - x86: Setting Up Disks for ZFS File Systems
- Creating and Changing Solaris fdisk Partitions
12. Configuring Oracle Solaris iSCSI Targets (Tasks)
- Oracle Solaris iSCSI Technology (Overview)
  - Identifying Solaris iSCSI Software and Hardware Requirements
- Configuring Solaris iSCSI Target Devices (Tasks)
- Configuring Authentication in Your iSCSI-Based Storage Network
- Setting Up Solaris iSCSI Multipathed Devices
  - How to Enable Multiple iSCSI Sessions for a Target
- Monitoring Your iSCSI Configuration
  - Monitoring Your iSCSI Configuration
- Modifying iSCSI Initiator and Target Parameters
  - How to Modify iSCSI Initiator and Target Parameters
- Troubleshooting iSCSI Configuration Problems
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)
- 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. Checking UFS File System Consistency (Tasks)
- UFS File System Consistency
  - Enhancements to UFS File System Utilities (fsck, mkfs, and newfs)
- How the UFS File System State Is Recorded
- What the fsck Command Checks and Tries to Repair
- Interactively Checking and Repairing a UFS File System
- Restoring a Bad UFS Superblock
  - How to Restore a Bad UFS Superblock (Solaris 10 6/06 Release)
  - How to Restore a Bad Superblock (Solaris 8, 9, and 10 Releases)
- Syntax and Options for the fsck Command
18. UFS File System (Reference)
- Structure of Cylinder Groups for UFS File Systems
- Customizing UFS File System Parameters
19. Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems (Overview/Tasks)
- Introduction to Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems
- High-Level View of Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems (Task Map)
- Backing Up UFS Files and File System (Task Map)
- Preparing for File System Backups
  - How to Find UFS File System Names
  - How to Determine the Number of Tapes Needed for a Full Backup
- Backing Up a UFS File System
  - How to Back Up a UFS File System to Tape
- Restoring UFS Files and File System Backups (Task Map)
- Preparing to Restore UFS Files and File Systems
- Restoring UFS Files and File Systems
20. Using UFS Snapshots (Tasks)
- Using UFS Snapshots (Task Map)
- UFS Snapshots Overview
  - Why Use UFS Snapshots?
  - UFS Snapshots Performance Issues
- Creating and Deleting UFS Snapshots
- Backing Up a UFS Snapshot
21. 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
22. 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
23. UFS Backup and Restore Commands (Reference)
- How the ufsdump Command Works
- Specifying ufsdump Command Options and Arguments
  - Default ufsdump Options
- The ufsdump Command and Security Issues
- Specifying ufsrestore Options and Arguments
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