System Administration Guide: Basic Administration

Where to Find Device Management Tasks

The following table describes where to find step-by-step instructions for hot-plugging devices and adding serial devices, such as printers and modems, and peripheral devices, such as a disk, CD-ROM, or tape devices.

Table 27–1 Where to Find Instructions for Adding a Device

Device Management Task 

For More Information 

Adding a disk that is not hot-pluggable 

Chapter 34, SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks) or Chapter 35, x86: Adding a Disk (Tasks)

Hot-plugging a SCSI or PCI device 

SCSI Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command or x86: PCI Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command

Hot-plugging a USB device 

Hot-Plugging USB Devices

Adding a CD-ROM or tape device  

How to Add a Peripheral Device

Adding a modem 

“Managing Terminals and Modems (Overview)” in System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration

Adding a printer 

“Managing Printing Services (Overview)” in System Administration Guide: Advanced Administration