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About This Book
Chapter??1 Managing Removable Media (Overview)
What's New in Removable Media?
Changes and Improvements to Removable Media Management
Backward Compatibility
Mounting and Unmounting Removable Media
Mounting and Unmounting Diskettes
Ejecting Removable Media
Customizing Removable Media Management
Disabling Removable Media Features
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
Chapter??2 Managing Removable Media (Tasks)
Managing Removable Media (Task Map)
Formatting Diskettes
Removable Media Hardware Considerations
Diskette Hardware Considerations
How to Load Removable Media
How to Format a Diskette (rmformat)
How to Create a File System on Removable Media
How to Create a File System on a DVD-RAM
How to Check a File System on Removable Media
How to Repair Bad Blocks on Removable Media
Applying Read or Write Protection and Password Protection to Removable Media
How to Enable or Disable Write Protection on Removable Media
How to Enable or Disable Read or Write Protection and Set a Password on Removable Media
Chapter??3 Accessing Removable Media (Tasks)
Accessing Removable Media (Task Map)
Accessing Removable Media
Using Removable Media Names
Guidelines for Accessing Removable Media Data
How to Add a New Removable Media Drive
How to Disable or Enable Removable Media Services
How to Access Information on Removable Media
How to Copy Information From Removable Media
How to Determine If Removable Media Is Still in Use
How to Eject 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
Chapter??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
Restricting User Access to Removable Media With RBAC
How to Restrict User Access to Removable Media With RBAC
How to Identify a CD or DVD Writer
How to Check the CD or DVD Media
Creating a Data CD or DVD
How to Create an ISO 9660 File System for a Data CD or DVD
How to Create a Multi-Session Data CD
Creating an Audio CD
How to Create an Audio CD
How to Extract an Audio Track on a CD
How to Copy a CD
How to Erase CD-RW Media
Chapter??5 Managing Devices (Overview/Tasks)
What's New in Device Management?
x86: Device Detection Tool
Faulty Device Retirement Feature
Device Naming Enhancements
Support for PCI Express (PCIe)
USB and 1394 (FireWire) Support Enhancements
Improved Device In Use Error Checking
Where to Find Device Management Tasks
Managing Devices in the Solaris OS
Power Management of Devices
Power Management of Fibre Channel Devices
About Device Drivers
Automatic Configuration of Devices
Features and Benefits of Autoconfiguration
What You Need for Unsupported Devices
Displaying Device Configuration Information
driver not attached Message
How to Display System Configuration Information
Adding a Peripheral Device to a System
How to Add a Peripheral Device
How to Add a Device Driver
Accessing Devices
How Device Information Is Created
How Devices Are Managed
Device Naming Conventions
Logical Disk Device Names
Specifying the Disk Subdirectory
Direct and Bus-Oriented Controllers
x86: Disks With Direct Controllers
Disks With Bus-Oriented Controllers
Logical Tape Device Names
Logical Removable Media Device Names
Chapter??6 Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)
Dynamic Reconfiguration and Hot-Plugging
Attachment Points
Detaching PCI or PCIe Adapter Cards
Attaching PCI or PCIe Adapter Cards
SCSI Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command (Task Map)
SCSI Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command
How to Display Information About SCSI Devices
How to Unconfigure a SCSI Controller
How to Configure a SCSI Controller
How to Configure a SCSI Device
How to Disconnect a SCSI Controller
SPARC: How to Connect a SCSI Controller
SPARC: How to Add a SCSI Device to a SCSI Bus
SPARC: How to Replace an Identical Device on a SCSI Controller
SPARC: How to Remove a SCSI Device
Troubleshooting SCSI Configuration Problems
How to Resolve a Failed SCSI Unconfigure Operation
PCI or PCIe Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command (Task Map)
PCI or PCIe Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command
PCIe Led Indicator Behavior
How to Display PCI Slot Configuration Information
How to Remove a PCI Adapter Card
How to Add a PCI Adapter Card
Troubleshooting PCI Configuration Problems
Reconfiguration Coordination Manager (RCM) Script Overview
What Is an RCM Script?
What Can an RCM Script Do?
How Does the RCM Script Process Work?
RCM Script Commands
RCM Script Processing Environment
RCM Script Tasks
Application Developer RCM Script (Task Map)
System Administrator RCM Script (Task Map)
Naming an RCM Script
Installing or Removing an RCM Script
How to Install an RCM Script
How to Remove an RCM Script
How to Test an RCM Script
Tape Backup RCM Script Example
What the Tape Backup RCM Script Does
Outcomes of the Tape Backup Reconfiguration Scenarios
Example???Tape Backup RCM Script
Chapter??7 Using USB Devices (Overview)
What's New in USB Devices?
USB Interface Association Descriptor Support
EHCI Isochronous Transfer Support
Support for CDC ACM Devices
Changed USB Device Hotpluggable Behavior
ZFS Support on USB Devices
Support for Prolific and Keyspan Serial Adapters
USB Power Budgeting
x86: Support for USB CDs and DVDs in GRUB-Based Booting
USB Virtual Keyboard and Mouse Support
vold Provides Awareness of Hot-Plugged USB Devices
Solaris Support for USB Devices
Overview of USB Devices
Commonly Used USB Acronyms
USB Bus Description
USB Devices and Drivers
USB Driver Enhancements
The EHCI, OHCI, and UHCI Drivers
Solaris USB Architecture (USBA)
About USB in the Solaris OS
USB 2.0 Features
USB 2.0 Device Features and Compatibility Issues
Bus-Powered Devices
USB Keyboards and Mouse Devices
USB Wheel Mouse Support
USB Host Controller and Hubs
USB Hub Devices
SPARC: USB Power Management
Guidelines for USB Cables
Chapter??8 Using USB Devices (Tasks)
Managing USB Devices in the Solaris OS (Roadmap)
Using USB Mass Storage Devices (Task Map)
Using USB Mass Storage Devices
Using USB Diskette Devices
Using Non-Compliant USB Mass Storage Devices
How to Use a Non-Complaint USB Mass Storage Device
Hot-Plugging USB Mass Storage Devices
How to Add a USB Mass Storage Device
How to Add a USB Camera
How to Remove a USB Mass Storage Device
Preparing to Use a USB Mass Storage Device
How to Display USB Device Information
How to Create a File System on a USB Mass Storage Device
How to Modify Partitions and Create a PCFS File System on a USB Mass Storage Device
How to Create a Solaris Partition and Modify the Slices on a USB Mass Storage Device
How to Mount or Unmount a USB Mass Storage Device
Troubleshooting Tips for USB Mass Storage Devices
Disabling Specific USB Drivers
How to Disable Specific USB Drivers
How to Remove Unused USB Device Links
Using USB Audio Devices (Task Map)
Using USB Audio Devices
Hot-Plugging Multiple USB Audio Devices
How to Add USB Audio Devices
How to Identify Your System's Primary Audio Device
How to Change the Primary USB Audio Device
Troubleshooting USB Audio Device Problems
Key Points of Audio Device Ownership
Hot-Plugging USB Devices With the cfgadm Command (Task Map)
Hot-Plugging USB Devices With the cfgadm Command
How to Display USB Bus Information (cfgadm)
How to Unconfigure a USB Device
How to Configure a USB Device
How to Logically Disconnect a USB Device
How to Logically Connect a USB Device
How to Logically Disconnect a USB Device Subtree
How to Reset a USB Device
How to Change the Default Configuration of a Multi-Configuration USB Device
Chapter??9 Using InfiniBand Devices (Overview/Tasks)
Overview of InfiniBand Devices
Dynamically Reconfiguring IB Devices (Task Map)
Dynamically Reconfiguring IB Devices (cfgadm)
How to Display IB Device Information
How to Unconfigure an IOC Device
How to Configure an IOC Device
How to Unconfigure an IB Port, HCA_SVC, or a VPPA Device
How to Configure a IB Port, HCA_SVC, or a VPPA Device
How to Unconfigure an IB Pseudo Device
How to Configure an IB Pseudo Device
How to Display Kernel IB Clients of an HCA
How to Unconfigure IB Devices Connected to an HCA
Configuring an IB HCA
How to Update the IB p_key Tables
How to Display IB Communication Services
How to Add a VPPA Communication Service
How to Remove an Existing IB Port, HCA_SVC, or a VPPA Communication Service
How to Update an IOC Configuration
Using the uDAPL Application Interface With InfiniBand Devices
How to Enable uDAPL
Updating the DAT Static Registry
How to Update the DAT Static Registry
How to Register a Service Provider in the DAT Static Registry
How to Unregister a Service Provider from the DAT Static Registry
Chapter??10 Managing Disks (Overview)
What's New in Disk Management?
Two-Terabyte Disk Support for Installing and Booting the Solaris OS
iSNS Support in the Solaris iSCSI Target and Initiator
Solaris iSCSI Target Support
Solaris iSCSI Initiator Support
Solaris iSCSI Initiator Support Enhancements
x86: Disk Management in the GRUB Boot Environment
Support for SCSI Disks That are Larger Than 2 Tbytes
Where to Find Disk Management Tasks
Overview of Disk Management
Disk Terminology
About Disk Labels
EFI Disk Label
Comparison of the EFI Label and the VTOC Label
Restrictions of the EFI Disk Label
Support for EFI-Labeled Disks on x86 Systems
Installing a System With an EFI-Labeled Disk
Managing Disks With EFI Disks Labels
Troubleshooting Problems With EFI Disk Labels
About Disk Slices
Disk Slices
Using Raw Data Slices
Slice Arrangements on Multiple Disks
Determining Which Slices to Use
format Utility
When to Use the format Utility
Guidelines for Using the format Utility
Formatting a Disk
Partitioning a Disk
Partition Table Terminology
Displaying Partition Table Information
Using the Free Hog Slice
Chapter??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
Chapter??12 SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks)
SPARC: Adding a System Disk or a Secondary Disk (Task Map)
SPARC: Adding a System Disk or a Secondary Disk
SPARC: How to Connect a System Disk and Boot
SPARC: How to Connect a Secondary Disk and Boot
SPARC: How to Create Disk Slices and Label a Disk
SPARC: How to Create a UFS File System
SPARC: How to Install a Boot Block on a System Disk
Chapter??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
x86: How to Connect a System Disk
Changing the fdisk Partition Identifier
How to Change the Solaris fdisk Identifier
x86: How to Connect a Secondary Disk and Boot
x86: Guidelines for Creating an fdisk Partition
x86: How to Create a Solaris fdisk Partition
x86: How to Create Disk Slices and Label a Disk
x86: How to Create File Systems
x86: How to Install a Boot Block on a System Disk
Chapter??14 Configuring Solaris iSCSI Targets and Initiators (Tasks)
iSCSI Technology (Overview)
Solaris iSCSI Software and Hardware Requirements
Setting Up Solaris iSCSI Targets and Initiators (Task Map)
Configuring Solaris iSCSI Targets and Initiators
iSCSI Terminology
Configuring Dynamic or Static Target Discovery
How to Prepare for a Solaris iSCSI Configuration
Setting Up Your Solaris iSCSI Target Devices
How to Create an iSCSI Target
How to Configure iSNS Discovery for the Solaris iSCSI Target
Configuring Authentication in Your iSCSI-Based Storage Network
How to Configure CHAP Authentication for Your iSCSI Initiator
How to Configure CHAP Authentication for Your iSCSI Target
Using a Third-Party RADIUS Server to Simplify CHAP Management in Your iSCSI Configuration
How to Configure RADIUS for Your iSCSI Configuration
Solaris iSCSI and RADIUS Server Error Messages
How to Configure iSCSI Target Discovery
How to Remove Discovered iSCSI Targets
Accessing iSCSI Disks
Monitoring Your iSCSI Configuration
Modifying iSCSI Initiator and Target Parameters
How to Modify iSCSI Initiator and Target Parameters
Setting Up Solaris iSCSI Multipathed Devices
How to Enable Multiple iSCSI Sessions for a Target
Troubleshooting iSCSI Configuration Problems
No Connections to the iSCSI Target From the Local System
How to Troubleshoot iSCSI Connection Problems
iSCSI Device or Disk Is Not Available on the Local System
How to Troubleshoot iSCSI Device or Disk Unavailability
Use LUN Masking When Using the iSNS Discovery Method
General iSCSI Error Messages
Chapter??15 Configuring and Managing the Solaris Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)
The iSNS Technology (Overview)
Configuring the iSNS Server
Setting Up the iSNS Administrative Settings
How to Set Notifications for Changes in Server State
How to Set the Number of Retries for Client Inquiries
How to Specify the Data Store Location
How to Enable the iSNS Server Daemon
How to Disable the iSNS Server Daemon
Using the Command Line Interface to Configure iSNS
How to Display the Current Server Configuration
How to Enable the Default Discovery Domain Set
How to Create the Discovery Domain Sets
How to Create the Discovery Domains
How to Add a Discovery Domain to a Discovery Domain Set
How to Assign Clients to a Discovery Domain
Managing the iSNS Server and Clients
How to Display the Status of a Discovery Domain Set
How to Display the Status of a Discovery Domain
How to Display the Status of Clients
How to Remove a Client from a Discovery Domain
How to Remove a Discovery Domain from a Discovery Domain Set
How to Disable a Discovery Domain Set
How to Remove a Discovery Domain Set
Configuring High Availability of iSNS Server Using Sun Cluster
Chapter??16 The format Utility (Reference)
Recommendations and Requirements for Using the format Utility
format Menu and Command Descriptions
partition Menu
x86: fdisk Menu
analyze Menu
defect Menu
format.dat File
Contents of the format.dat File
Syntax of the format.dat File
Keywords in the format.dat File
Disk Type (format.dat)
Partition Tables (format.dat)
Specifying an Alternate Data File for the format Utility
Rules for Input to format Commands
Specifying Numbers to format Commands
Specifying Block Numbers to format Commands
Specifying format Command Names
Specifying Disk Names to format Commands
Getting Help on the format Utility
Chapter??17 Managing File Systems (Overview)
What's New in File Systems?
File System Monitoring Tool (fsstat)
Solaris ZFS File System
Enhancements to UFS File System Utilities (fsck, mkfs, and newfs)
Automatic Search for Backup Superblocks
fsck Reports When it Needs to be Rerun
New fsck Messages Regarding Extended Attributes
Better Handling of Duplicate Blocks or Fragments
Where to Find File System Management Tasks
Overview of File Systems
Types of File Systems
Disk-Based File Systems
The Universal Disk Format (UDFS) File System
Network-Based File Systems
Virtual File Systems
CacheFS File System
NFS Version 4 and CacheFS Compatibility Issues
Temporary File System
The Loopback File System
Process File System
Additional Virtual File Systems
libc_hwcap
Extended File Attributes
Swap Space
Commands for 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
UFS File System Features
Planning UFS File Systems
64-bit: Support of Multiterabyte UFS File Systems
Features of Multiterabyte UFS File Systems
Limitations of Multiterabyte UFS File Systems
Where to Find Multiterabyte UFS Tasks
UFS Logging
UFS Snapshots
UFS Direct Input/Output (I/O)
Mounting and Unmounting File Systems
The Mounted File System Table
The Virtual File System Table
The NFS Environment
NFS Version 4
Automounting or AutoFS
Determining a File System's Type
How to Determine a File System's Type
Chapter??18 Creating UFS, TMPFS, and LOFS File Systems (Tasks)
Creating a UFS File System
How to Create a UFS File System
How to Create a Multiterabyte UFS File System
How to Expand a Multiterabyte UFS File System
How to Expand a UFS File System to a Multiterabyte UFS File System
Troubleshooting Multiterabyte UFS File System Problems
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
Chapter??19 Mounting and Unmounting File Systems (Tasks)
Overview of Mounting File Systems
Commands for Mounting and Unmounting UFS File Systems
Commonly Used UFS Mount Options
Field Descriptions for the /etc/vfstab File
Mounting File Systems
How to Determine Which File Systems Are Mounted
How to Add an Entry to the /etc/vfstab File
How to Mount a File System (/etc/vfstab File)
How to Mount a UFS File System (mount Command)
How to Mount a UFS File System Without Large Files (mount Command)
How to Mount an NFS File System (mount Command)
x86: How to Mount a PCFS (DOS) File System From a Hard Disk (mount Command)
Unmounting UFS File Systems
Prerequisites for Unmounting File Systems
How to Verify a File System is Unmounted
How to Stop All Processes Accessing a File System
How to Unmount a File System
Chapter??20 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)
How to Create the Cache
Mounting a File System in the Cache
How to Mount a CacheFS File System (mount)
How to Mount a CacheFS File System (/etc/vfstab)
How to Mount a CacheFS File System (AutoFS)
Maintaining a CacheFS File System (Task Map)
Maintaining a CacheFS File System
Modifying a CacheFS File System
How to Display Information About a CacheFS File System
Consistency Checking of a CacheFS File System
Consistency Checking on Demand
How to Specify Cache Consistency Checking on Demand
How to Delete a CacheFS File System
How to Check the Integrity of a CacheFS File System
Packing a Cached File System (Task Map)
Packing a CacheFS File System
How to Pack Files in the Cache
How to Display Packed Files Information
Using Packing Lists
How to Create a Packing List
How to Pack Files in the Cache With a Packing List
Unpacking Files or Packing Lists From the Cache
How to Unpack Files or Packing Lists From the Cache
Troubleshooting cachefspack Errors
Collecting CacheFS Statistics (Task Map)
Collecting CacheFS Statistics
How to Set Up CacheFS Logging
How to Locate the CacheFS Log File
How to Stop CacheFS Logging
How to View the Working Set (Cache) Size
Viewing CacheFS Statistics
How to View CacheFS Statistics
Chapter??21 Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)
About Swap Space
Swap Space and Virtual Memory
Swap Space and the TMPFS File System
Swap Space as a Dump Device
Swap Space and Dynamic Reconfiguration
Configuring Swap Space in a SAN Environment
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
mkfile Command
How to Create a Swap File and Make It Available
Removing a Swap File From Use
How to Remove Unneeded Swap Space
Chapter??22 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
Why UFS File System Inconsistencies Might Occur
UFS Components That Are Checked for Consistency
Superblock Checks
File System Size and Inode List Size Checks
Free Block Checks
Free Inode Checks
Inodes
Format and Type of Inodes
Link Count Checks
Duplicate Block Checks
Bad Block Number Checks
Inode Size Checks
Indirect Blocks
Data Blocks
Directory Unallocated Checks
Bad Inode Number Checks
Incorrect ???.??? and ???..??? Entry Checks
Disconnected Directories
Regular Data Blocks
fsck Summary Message
Interactively Checking and Repairing a UFS File System
How to Check the root (/), /usr, or /var File Systems From an Alternate Boot Device
How to Check Other File Systems (Not root (/), /usr, or /var)
Preening UFS File Systems
How to Preen a UFS File System
Fixing a UFS File System That the fsck Command Cannot Repair
Restoring a Bad Superblock
How to Restore a Bad Superblock ( Solaris Express Release)
How to Restore a Bad Superblock (Solaris 8, 9, and 10 Releases)
Syntax and Options for the fsck Command
Chapter??23 UFS File System (Reference)
Structure of Cylinder Groups for UFS File Systems
Boot Block
Superblock
Inodes
Data Blocks
Free Blocks
Customizing UFS File System Parameters
Logical Block Size
Fragment Size
Minimum Free Space
Rotational Delay
Optimization Type
Number of Inodes (Files)
Maximum UFS File and File System Size
Maximum Number of UFS Subdirectories
Chapter??24 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
Why You Should Back Up File Systems
Planning Which UFS File Systems to Back Up
Choosing the Type of Backup
Choosing a Tape Device
High-Level View of Backing Up and Restoring UFS File Systems (Task Map)
Considerations for Scheduling Backups
How Often Should You Do Backups?
Backup Interval Terms and Definitions
Guidelines for Scheduling Backups
Using Dump Levels to Create Incremental Backups
Example???Dump Levels for Daily, Cumulative Backups
Example???Dump Levels for Daily, Incremental Backups
Sample Backup Schedules
Example???Daily Cumulative, Weekly Cumulative Backup Schedule
Tape Requirements for the Daily Cumulative, Weekly Cumulative Schedule
Example???Daily Cumulative, Weekly Incremental Backup Schedule
Tape Requirements for the Daily Cumulative, Weekly Incremental Backup Schedule
Example???Daily Incremental, Weekly Cumulative Backup Schedule
Tape Requirements for Daily Incremental, Weekly Cumulative Schedule
Example???Monthly Backup Schedule for a Server
Chapter??25 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
Chapter??26 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
Creating a Multiterabyte UFS Snapshot
How to Create a UFS Snapshot
How to Display UFS Snapshot Information
Deleting a UFS Snapshot
How to Delete a UFS Snapshot
Backing Up a UFS Snapshot
How to Create a Full Backup of a UFS Snapshot (ufsdump)
How to Create an Incremental Backup of a UFS Snapshot (ufsdump)
How to Back Up a UFS Snapshot (tar)
Restoring Data From a UFS Snapshot Backup
Chapter??27 Restoring UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)
Restoring UFS Files and File System Backups (Task Map)
Preparing to Restore UFS Files and File Systems
Determining the UFS File System Name
Determining the Type of Tape Device You Need
Determining the Tape Device Name
Restoring UFS Files and File Systems
How to Determine Which Tapes to Use
How to Restore UFS Files Interactively
How to Restore Specific UFS Files Noninteractively
How to Restore a Complete UFS File System
How to Restore a UFS root (/) and /usr File System
Chapter??28 UFS Backup and Restore Commands (Reference)
How the ufsdump Command Works
Determining Device Characteristics
Detecting the End of Media
Copying Data With the ufsdump Command
Purpose of the /etc/dumpdates File
Backup Device (dump-file) Argument
Local Tape or Diskette Drive
Remote Tape or Diskette Drive
Using Standard Output With the ufsdump Command
Specifying Files to Back Up
Specifying Tape Characteristics
Limitations of the ufsdump Command
Specifying ufsdump Command Options and Arguments
Default ufsdump Options
The ufsdump Command and Security Issues
Specifying ufsrestore Options and Arguments
Chapter??29 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)
How to Copy Files to a Tape (tar)
How to List the Files on a Tape (tar)
How to Retrieve Files From a Tape (tar)
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
How to Copy All Files in a Directory to a Tape (cpio)
How to List the Files on a Tape (cpio)
How to Retrieve All Files From a Tape (cpio)
How to Retrieve Specific Files From a Tape (cpio)
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
What You Should Know When Copying Files to Diskettes
How to Copy Files to a Single Formatted Diskette (tar)
How to List the Files on a Diskette (tar)
How to Retrieve Files From a Diskette (tar)
Archiving Files to Multiple Diskettes
Chapter??30 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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