Managing Devices in Oracle^® Solaris 11.4

Chapter 2

Dynamically Configuring Devices

This chapter describes dynamic reconfiguration (DR) in Oracle Solaris and provides instructions for performing DR operations on SPARC based or x86 based systems. It covers the following topics:

• Dynamic Reconfiguration and Hot-Plugging

• Performing SCSI Hot-Plugging Operations

• PCI or PCIe Hot-Plugging With the cfgadm Command

• Performing SATA Hot-Plugging Operations

• Reconfiguration Coordination Manager (RCM) Script Overview

• Using RCM Scripts

For information about hot-plugging other device types, see the following chapters or sections:

• USB devices – Hot-Plugging USB Devices With the cfgadm Command

• InfiniBand devices – Using InfiniBand Devices

• Accessing devices – Accessing Devices