Managing Devices in Oracle^® Solaris 11.3

How to Add a New Removable Media Drive

Generally, most modern bus types support hot-plugging. This means you can insert a disk in an empty slot and the system recognizes it.

For more information about hot-plugging devices, see Dynamically Configuring Devices.

1. Become an administrator.

   For more information, see Using Your Assigned Administrative Rights in Securing Users and Processes in Oracle Solaris 11.3.

2. Connect the new media drive.

   See your hardware handbook for specific instructions.

3. Confirm that the system sees the new media drive.

   # rmformat
   Looking for devices...