System Administration Guide: Basic Administration

How to Configure a SCSI Device

The following procedure uses SCSI disk c1t4d0 as an example of configuring a SCSI device.

  1. Become superuser.

  2. Identify the device to be configured.


    # cfgadm -al
    Ap_Id                Type          Receptacle   Occupant     Condition
    c0                   scsi-bus      connected    configured   unknown
    c0::dsk/c0t0d0       disk          connected    configured   unknown
    c0::rmt/0            tape          connected    configured   unknown
    c1                   scsi-bus      connected    configured   unknown
    c1::dsk/c1t3d0       disk          connected    configured   unknown
    c1::dsk/c1t4d0       unavailable   connected    unconfigured unknown
  3. Configure the SCSI device.


    # cfgadm -c configure c1::dsk/c1t4d0
    
  4. Verify that the SCSI device is configured.


    # cfgadm -al
    Ap_Id                Type          Receptacle   Occupant     Condition
    c0                   scsi-bus      connected    configured   unknown
    c0::dsk/c0t0d0       disk          connected    configured   unknown
    c0::rmt/0            tape          connected    configured   unknown
    c1                   scsi-bus      connected    configured   unknown
    c1::dsk/c1t3d0       disk          connected    configured   unknown
    c1::dsk/c1t4d0       disk          connected    configured   unknown