How to Add a Peripheral Device

1. Become superuser.

2. Follow steps 2 and 3 of How to Add a Device Driver if you need to add a device driver to support the device.

3. Create the /reconfigure file.

   # touch /reconfigure

   The /reconfigure file will cause the Solaris software to check for the presence of any newly installed devices the next time you turn on or boot your system.

4. Shut down the system.

   # shutdown -i0 -g30 -y

   -i0	Brings the system to the 0 init state, which is the appropriate state for turning the system power off for adding and removing devices.
   -g30	Shuts the system down in 30 seconds. The default is 60 seconds.
   -y	Continues the system shutdown without user intervention. Otherwise, you are prompted to continue the shutdown process.

5. Select one of the following to turn off power to the system after it is shut down.

   1. For SPARC platforms, it is safe to turn off power if the ok prompt is displayed.

   2. For x86 platforms, it is safe to turn off power if the type any key to continue prompt is displayed.

   Refer to the hardware installation guide that accompanies your system for the location of the power switch.

6. Turn off power to all external devices.

   For the location of power switches on any peripheral devices, refer to the hardware installation guides that accompany your peripheral devices.

7. Install the peripheral device, making sure that the device you are adding has a different target number than the other devices on the system.

   You often will find a small switch located at the back of the disk for selecting the target number.

   Refer to the hardware installation guide that accompanies the peripheral device for information on installing and connecting the device.

8. Turn on the power to the system.

   The system boots to multiuser mode and the login prompt is displayed.

9. Verify that the peripheral device has been added by attempting to access the device.

   For information on accessing the device, see Chapter 30, Accessing Devices (Overview).