The ChorusOS 4.0 File System Administration Guide describes how to set up and use local and network file systems supported by ChorusOSTM 4.0. It details system image configuration, setting up devices attached to the ChorusOS system to support file systems, running NFS services on the ChorusOS system, mounting and unmounting file systems on the ChorusOS system, and related tasks.
This document is written for both ChorusOS users and system administrators.
You must be familiar with the concepts explained in the ChorusOS 4.0 Introduction.
You must also have an operational ChorusOS 4.0 system including at least a target and a host. For more information, see the ChorusOS 4.0 Installation Guide for Solaris Hosts or the ChorusOS 4.0 Installation Guide for Windows NT Hosts.
Chapter 1, Introduction presents the process of preparing file systems and discusses some important aspects of system initialization that concern file systems.
Chapter 2, How to Configure the System Image explains how to configure a system image to include support for file systems and related hardware.
Chapter 3, How to Set Up File Systems On the Target details how to set up file systems on devices that are physically attached to the ChorusOS system.
Chapter 4, How to Share Target File Systems Over NFS describes how to set up and run an NFS server on the ChorusOS system.
Chapter 5, File System Commands explains how to add and remove file systems within the existing file system hierarchy.
Chapter 6, Examples provides examples.
The ChorusOS 4.0 Introduction introduces the features and components of ChorusOS systems. It explains how to use the ChorusOS 4.0 product and how to create an application that runs on a ChorusOS system.
The ChorusOS 4.0 Device Driver Framework Guide describes the device driver architecture of the ChorusOS system and explains how to add a new driver.
The ChorusOS 4.0 Hot Restart Guide describes how to develop applications to use the hot restart functionality of the ChorusOS 4.0 product.
The ChorusOS 4.0 Installation Guide for Solaris Hosts explains how to install the ChorusOS 4.0 product on hosts running the SolarisTM operating environment.
The ChorusOS 4.0 Installation Guide for Windows NT Hosts explains how to install the ChorusOS 4.0 product on hosts running Windows NT 4.0.
The ChorusOS 4.0 Network Administration Guide details how to use the networking capabilities of the ChorusOS 4.0 product.
The ChorusOS 4.0 Porting Guide explains how to port the ChorusOS system to another target board.
The ChorusOS 4.0 Reference Manual Collection contains descriptions of the functionality available in the ChorusOS 4.0 product.
The ChorusOS 4.0 Target Family Documentation Collection includes documentation detailing functionality specific to the reference target family architectures supported for the ChorusOS 4.0 product.
The XRAY Debugger documentation from Mentor Graphics explains how to debug a ChorusOS application. XRAY is the reference debugger for use with ChorusOS systems.
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The following table describes the typographical changes used in this book.
Table P-1 Typographical Conventions
Typeface or Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
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AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output | machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
To delete a file, type rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized. |
Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this. |
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P-2 Shell Prompts
Shell |
Prompt |
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C shell prompt | machine_name% |
C shell superuser prompt | machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |