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Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals

Using CDs and Diskettes

Table 4-6 shows the various tasks you can perform using CDs and diskettes. See the System Administration Guide, for details.

Table 4-6 What You Can Do With CDs and Diskettes

Media Type 

Task 

Available with File Manager? 

Available through Command Line? 

CD 

Load a CD 

Yes 

Yes 

Examine the contents of a CD 

Yes 

Yes 

Copy information from a CD 

Yes 

Yes 

Find out if a CD is still in use 

No 

Yes 

Eject a CD 

Yes 

Yes 

Access CDs on other systems 

No 

Yes 

Make local CDs available to other systems 

No 

Yes 

 

Configure a system to play musical CDs 

No 

Yes 

Stop Volume Management 

No 

Yes 

Restart Volume Management 

No 

Yes 

Diskette 

Format a UFS diskette 

No 

Yes 

Place a UFS file system on a diskette 

No 

Yes 

Format a DOS diskette 

No 

Yes 

Load a diskette 

Yes 

Yes 

Examine the contents of a diskette 

Yes 

Yes 

Copy or move information from a diskette 

Yes 

Yes 

Copy or move information to a diskette 

Yes 

Yes 

Find out if a diskette is still in use 

No 

Yes 

Eject a diskette 

Yes 

Yes 

Access diskettes on other systems 

No 

Yes 

Make local diskettes available to other systems 

No 

Yes