Redirecting USB Devices From a Solaris or Linux Client

Solaris and Linux clients do not automatically list USB storage devices as a selection in the Redirection dialog box. You must manually input the device name into the Redirection dialog box. The following procedure is an example of redirecting a USB device from a Solaris client.

  1. Become root.

  2. Turn off volmgt by typing: /etc/init.d/volmgt stop

  3. Launch the Remote Console application (JavaRConsole).

  4. Start Redirection.

  5. Choose Devices -> Floppy in the Remote Console window.

    A "Floppy Drive Redirection" dialog box appears asking you to choose a floppy drive to redirect (the device is not listed) or to enter a floppy drive manually.

  6. Type the USB device name in the input text box.

    1. To determine the device name, run the rmformat command on the client. Type: # rmformat -1

    2. Type that device name into the input text box, for example, /dev/rdsk/c3t0d0p0.

    You can now mount and read/write to the device.