System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems

September 2010

This book is for anyone responsible for administering one or more systems that run the Oracle Solaris 10 release. The book covers a range of Oracle Solaris system administration topics related to managing removable media, disks and devices, file systems, and backing up and restoring data.Topics are described for both SPARC and x86 based systems, where appropriate.

Document Information
Preface
1. Managing Removable Media (Overview)
- What's New in Removable Media?
  - vold is Managed by the Service Management Facility (SMF)
  - Improvements to Volume Management (vold)
- Where to Find Managing Removable Media Tasks
- Removable Media Features and Benefits
- Comparison of Manual and Automatic Mounting
- Overview of Accessing Removable Media
2. Managing Removable Media (Tasks)
- Managing Removable Media (Task Map)
- Formatting Diskettes
3. Accessing Removable Media (Tasks)
- Accessing Removable Media (Task Map)
- Accessing Removable Media
- Accessing Removable Media on a Remote System (Task Map)
  - How to Make Local Media Available to Other Systems
  - How to Access Removable Media on Remote Systems
4. 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
5. Managing Devices (Overview/Tasks)
- What's New in Device Management?
- Where to Find Device Management Tasks
- Managing Devices in the Solaris OS
- Adding a Peripheral Device to a System
  - How to Add a Peripheral Device
  - How to Add a Device Driver
- Accessing Devices
6. 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
- Reconfiguration Coordination Manager (RCM) Script Overview
- RCM Script Tasks
7. Using USB Devices (Overview)
- What's New in USB Devices?
- Solaris Support for USB Devices
- Overview of USB Devices
  - Commonly Used USB Acronyms
  - USB Bus Description
- About USB in the Oracle Solaris OS
8. Using USB Devices (Tasks)
- Managing USB Devices in the Oracle Solaris OS (Roadmap)
- Using USB Mass Storage Devices (Task Map)
- Using USB Mass Storage Devices
- Using USB Audio Devices (Task Map)
- Using USB Audio Devices
- Hot-Plugging USB Devices With the cfgadm Command (Task Map)
9. 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
10. Managing Disks (Overview)
- What's New in Disk Management?
- Where to Find Disk Management Tasks
- Overview of Disk Management
- Partitioning a Disk
11. 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
  - Creating a format.dat Entry
  - How to Create a format.dat Entry
- Automatically Configuring SCSI Disk Drives
  - How to Automatically Configure a SCSI Drive
- Repairing a Defective Sector
  - How to Identify a Defective Sector by Using Surface Analysis
  - How to Repair a Defective Sector
- Tips and Tricks for Managing Disks
  - Debugging format Sessions
  - Labeling Multiple Disks by Using the prtvtoc and fmthard Commands
12. SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks)
- SPARC: Adding a System Disk or a Secondary Disk (Task Map)
13. x86: Adding a Disk (Tasks)
- x86: Adding a System Disk or a Secondary Disk (Task Map)
- x86: Adding a System Disk or a Secondary Disk
14. Configuring Oracle Solaris iSCSI Targets and Initiators (Tasks)
- iSCSI Technology (Overview)
  - Solaris iSCSI Software and Hardware Requirements
- Setting Up Solaris iSCSI Targets and Initiators (Task Map)
- Troubleshooting iSCSI Configuration Problems
15. The format Utility (Reference)
- Recommendations and Requirements for Using the format Utility
- format Menu and Command Descriptions
- format.dat File
- Rules for Input to format Commands
- Getting Help on the format Utility
16. Managing File Systems (Overview)
- What's New in File Systems?
- Where to Find File System Management Tasks
- Overview of File Systems
  - Types of File Systems
- Commands for UFS File System Administration
  - How File System Commands Determine the File System Type
  - Manual Pages for Generic and Specific File System Commands
- Default Solaris File Systems
- UFS File System
- Mounting and Unmounting File Systems
- Determining a File System's Type
  - How to Determine a File System's Type
17. Creating ZFS, UFS, TMPFS, and LOFS File Systems (Tasks)
- Creating an Oracle Solaris ZFS File System
  - How to Create an Oracle Solaris ZFS File System
- Creating a UFS File System
- Creating a Temporary File System (TMPFS)
  - How to Create and Mount a TMPFS File System
- Creating and Mounting a Loopback File System (LOFS)
  - How to Create and Mount an LOFS File System
18. Mounting and Unmounting File Systems (Tasks)
- Overview of Mounting File Systems
- Mounting File Systems
- Unmounting UFS File Systems
19. Using The CacheFS File System (Tasks)
- High-Level View of Using the CacheFS File System (Task Map)
- Overview of the CacheFS File System
  - How a CacheFS File System Works
  - CacheFS File System Structure and Behavior
- Creating and Mounting a CacheFS File System (Task Map)
- Maintaining a CacheFS File System (Task Map)
- Maintaining a CacheFS File System
- Packing a Cached File System (Task Map)
- Packing a CacheFS File System
- Collecting CacheFS Statistics (Task Map)
- Collecting CacheFS Statistics
20. 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 UFS-Based Systems
  - Allocating Swap Space for ZFS-Based Systems
- Monitoring Swap Resources
- Adding More Swap Space
  - Creating a Swap File in a UFS Root Environment
    - mkfile Command
  - How to Create a Swap File and Make It Available in UFS Root Environment
- Adding or Changing Swap Space in an Oracle Solaris ZFS Root Environment
  - How to Add Swap Space in an Oracle Solaris ZFS Root Environment
- Removing a Swap File From Use
  - How to Remove Unneeded Swap Space
21. Checking UFS File System Consistency (Tasks)
- File System Consistency
- How the 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 Superblock
  - How to Restore a Bad 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
22. UFS File System (Reference)
- Structure of Cylinder Groups for UFS File Systems
- Customizing UFS File System Parameters
23. Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems (Overview)
- Where to Find UFS Backup and Restore Tasks
- Introduction to Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems
- High-Level View of Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems (Task Map)
24. Backing Up UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)
- 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
25. 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
26. Restoring UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)
- Restoring UFS Files and File System Backups (Task Map)
- Preparing to Restore UFS Files and File Systems
- Restoring UFS Files and File Systems
27. 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
28. Copying UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)
- Commands for Copying File Systems
- Copying File Systems Between Disks
  - Making a Literal File System Copy
  - How to Copy a Disk (dd)
- 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
- Copying Files and File Systems to Diskette
29. 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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