Where to Find Device Management Tasks

The following table describes where to find step-by-step instructions for hot-plugging devices and adding serial devices, such as printers and modems, and peripheral devices, such as a disk, CD-ROM, or tape device.

Table 5–1 Where to Find Instructions for Adding a Device

Device Management Task	For More Information
Add a disk that is not hot-pluggable.	Chapter 12, SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks) or Chapter 13, x86: Adding a Disk (Tasks)
Hot-plug a SCSI or PCI device.	SCSI Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command or PCI or PCIe Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command
Hot-plug a USB device.	Using USB Mass Storage Devices (Task Map)
Add a CD-ROM or tape device.	How to Add a Peripheral Device
Add a modem.	Chapter 1, Managing Terminals and Modems (Overview), in System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration
Add a printer.	System Administration Guide: Solaris Printing
Secure a device.	Chapter 5, Controlling Access to Devices (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Security Services