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System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems     Oracle Solaris 11 Express 11/10
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Preface

1.  Managing Removable Media (Overview)

2.  Managing Removable Media (Tasks)

3.  Accessing Removable Media (Tasks)

4.  Writing CDs and DVDs (Tasks)

5.  Managing Devices (Overview/Tasks)

6.  Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)

7.  Using USB Devices (Overview)

8.  Using USB Devices (Tasks)

9.  Using InfiniBand Devices (Overview/Tasks)

10.  Managing Disks (Overview)

11.  Administering Disks (Tasks)

12.  SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks)

13.  x86: Adding a Disk (Tasks)

14.  Configuring iSCSI Storage Devices With COMSTAR

15.  Configuring and Managing the Solaris Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)

16.  Managing Disk Use (Tasks)

17.  The format Utility (Reference)

18.  Managing File Systems (Overview)

19.  Creating ZFS, UFS, TMPFS, and LOFS File Systems (Tasks)

20.  Mounting and Unmounting File Systems (Tasks)

21.  Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)

22.  Copying Files and File Systems (Tasks)

23.  Managing Tape Drives (Tasks)

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FDFS file system, Virtual File Systems
ff command, Commands for UFS File System Administration
FIFOFS file system, Virtual File Systems
file system table, virtual, The Virtual File System Table
file systems
4.3 Tahoe, Disk-Based File Systems
BSD Fat Fast, Disk-Based File Systems
copying complete (dd), Making a Literal File System Copy
creating (overview)
loopback (LOFS), Creating and Mounting a Loopback File System (LOFS)
CTFS, Virtual File Systems
default SunOS, Default Solaris File Systems
description of administration commands, Commands for UFS File System Administration
disk-based, Disk-Based File Systems
DOS, Disk-Based File Systems
/export/home, Default Solaris File Systems
FDFS, Virtual File Systems
FIFOFS, Virtual File Systems
finding types, How to Determine a File System's Type
High Sierra, Disk-Based File Systems
ISO 9660, Disk-Based File Systems
making available (overview), Overview of Mounting File Systems
manual pages for, Manual Pages for Generic and Specific File System Commands
MNTFS, Default Solaris File Systems
mount table, The Mounted File System Table
NAMEFS, Virtual File Systems
network-based, Network-Based File Systems
OBJFS, Virtual File Systems
/opt, Default Solaris File Systems
PCFS, Disk-Based File Systems
/proc, Default Solaris File Systems
process, (overview), Virtual File Systems
PROCFS, (overview), Virtual File Systems
pseudo, (overview), Virtual File Systems
SHAREFS, Virtual File Systems
sharing, The NFS Environment
SPECFS, Virtual File Systems
stopping all processes accessing (how to), How to Stop All Processes Accessing a File System
SWAPFS, Virtual File Systems
TMPFS, Virtual File Systems
types of, Types of File Systems
UFS, Disk-Based File Systems
UNIX, Disk-Based File Systems
/usr, Default Solaris File Systems
/var, Default Solaris File Systems
files
archiving to multiple diskettes with cpio command (how to), Archiving Files to Multiple Diskettes
commands for copying to media (overview), Commands for Copying File Systems
deleting
See deleting
displaying information about
listing
Checking the Size of Files
How to Display the Size of Files
size
Checking the Size of Files
How to Display the Size of Files
Checking the Size of Directories
How to Display the User Ownership of Local UFS File Systems
displaying size of, How to Display the Size of Files
/etc/default/fs, Determining a File System's Type
/etc/dfs/fstypes, Determining a File System's Type
finding files exceeding a size limit, How to Find Files That Exceed a Specified Size Limit
in the /proc directory, Virtual File Systems
retrieving from tape with tar command (how to), How to Retrieve Files From a Tape (tar)
sharing, The NFS Environment
size of
Checking the Size of Files
How to Display the Size of Files
Checking the Size of Directories
How to Display the User Ownership of Local UFS File Systems
find command
core files, How to Find and Delete core Files
finding files exceeding a size limit, How to Find Files That Exceed a Specified Size Limit
old/inactive files
Finding and Removing Old or Inactive Files
How to Find and Remove Old or Inactive Files
finding
and deleting old/inactive files
See deleting
files exceeding a size limit, How to Find Files That Exceed a Specified Size Limit
large files
How to Find Large Files
How to Find Large Files
type of file system, How to Determine a File System's Type
format.dat file
creating an entry (how to), How to Create a format.dat Entry
creating an entry (overview), Creating a format.dat Entry
keywords
Keywords in the format.dat File
Partition Tables (format.dat)
syntax rules, Syntax of the format.dat File
format utility
(overview), format Utility
analyze menu, analyze Menu
automatic configuration of SCSI disk drives (how to), How to Automatically Configure a SCSI Drive
automatic configuration of SCSI disk drives (overview), Automatically Configuring SCSI Disk Drives
creating a Solaris fdisk partition (how to), x86: How to Create a Solaris fdisk Partition
creating disk slices and labeling disk (how to)
SPARC, SPARC: How to Create Disk Slices and Label a Disk
x86, x86: How to Create Disk Slices and Label a Disk
defect menu, defect Menu
determining if a disk is formatted (how to), How to Determine if a Disk Is Formatted
displaying disk slice information (example of), How to Display Disk Slice Information
entering command names (how to), Specifying format Command Names
fdisk menu, x86: fdisk Menu
features and benefits, format Utility
formatting a disk (example of), How to Format a Disk
guidelines for using, Guidelines for Using the format Utility
identifying disks on a system (examples of), How to Identify the Disks on a System
identifying disks on a system (how to), Identifying Disks on a System
input to
Rules for Input to format Commands
Specifying Disk Names to format Commands
labeling a disk
example of, How to Label a Disk
main menu
format Menu and Command Descriptions
format Menu and Command Descriptions
partition menu
partition Menu
partition Menu
recovering corrupted disk label (how to), How to Recover a Corrupted Disk Label
specifying block numbers (how to), Specifying Block Numbers to format Commands
using help facility, Getting Help on the format Utility
when to use, When to Use the format Utility
formatting, diskettes with rmformat (how to), How to Format a Diskette (rmformat)
formatting a disk, (overview), Formatting a Disk
free hog slice, See donor slice
fsck command
Specifying the Disk Subdirectory
Commands for UFS File System Administration
fsdb command, Commands for UFS File System Administration
fsstat command, description, File System Monitoring Tool (fsstat)
fsstat command (examples of), File System Monitoring Tool (fsstat)
fstyp command, Commands for UFS File System Administration
fstypes file, Determining a File System's Type
fuser command
finding if removable media is in use (how to), How to Determine If Removable Media Is Still in Use
killing processes accessing removable media (how to), How to Determine If Removable Media Is Still in Use