Index

Numbers and Symbols

4.3 Tahoe file system, ()

9660 CD format, ()

A

accessing

disk devices, (), ()

pathnames for removable media, ()

removable media (how to), ()

tape devices, ()

adding

a device driver (how to), ()

a disk (overview)

SPARC, ()

x86, ()

a package, example of, ()

a package from a mounted CD (example of), ()

a peripheral device (how to), ()

a SCSI device to a SCSI bus (how to), ()

diskless client OS services (how to), ()

entry to /etc/vfstab file (how to), ()

multiple versions of a package, ()

packages (prerequisites), ()

packages from a spool directory (example of), ()

packages from remote package server (example of), ()

packages to a spool directory (example of), ()

packages with administration files, ()

packages with base directory, ()

PCI adapter card (how to), ()

preparing to add OS services for diskless clients (how to), ()

run control script (how to), ()

server and client support

description, ()

software with Solaris Product Registry, ()

swap to vfstab, ()

unsigned patches

overview of, ()

unsigned patches with patchadd command

how to, ()

unsigned patches with smpatch command

how to, ()

USB audio device, ()

USB camera (how to), ()

USB mass storage device with vold running, ()

USB mass storage device without vold running, ()

user initialization files, ()

Admintool

adding and removing packages

overview, ()

adding packages (how to), (), ()

removing packages (how to), ()

aging user passwords, (), (), ()

aliases, user login names vs., ()

allocated inodes, ()

appliances, definition, ()

archiving, files to multiple diskettes with cpio command (how to), ()

ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation 1), ()

AutoClient, definition, ()

autoconfiguration process, ()

autofs, ()

automounting

and /home, ()

user home directories, ()

B

backing up

a UFS snapshot with the tar command (how to), ()

and restoring file systems

commands for, ()

definition, ()

choosing file systems to, ()

file systems to tape (how to), ()

full and incremental, defined, ()

preparing for (overview), ()

reasons for, ()

types of, ()

UFS snapshot (full) (how to), ()

UFS snapshot information (incremental) (how to), ()

backup

device names, ()

full (level 0) backup to tape (how to), ()

record of incremental, ()

backup schedules

daily cumulative, weekly cumulative backups, ()

daily cumulative, weekly incremental backups, ()

daily incremental, weekly cumulative backups, ()

examples, (), ()

for a server, ()

guidelines for, ()

recommendations, ()

using dump levels for, ()

bad block numbers, ()

bad inode number, ()

bad superblock, ()

banner command (PROM), ()

base directory (basedir), (), ()

base64, ()

basedir keyword (administration files), (), ()

becoming superuser (root), ()

bin group, ()

block disk device interface

defined, ()

when to use, ()

blocks

bad, ()

boot, ()

data, ()

directory data, ()

duplicate, ()

free, ()

indirect, ()

logical size, ()

regular data, ()

special inodes, ()

boot block, ()

boot-from PROM setting, ()

boot process

description (SPARC), ()

x86, ()

boot types, description, ()

booting

a diskless client (how to), ()

a system, guidelines, ()

and PC BIOS, ()

for recovery purposes (how to)

SPARC, ()

x86, ()

from the network

SPARC, ()

x86, ()

interactively (how to)

SPARC, ()

x86, ()

the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant (how to)

x86, ()

to force a crash dump and reboot (how to)

SPARC, ()

x86, ()

to run level 3

SPARC, ()

to run level 3 (how to)

x86, ()

to run level S

SPARC, ()

to run level S (how to)

x86, ()

with the kernel debugger (how to)

SPARC, ()

x86, ()

Bourne shell

See also user initialization files

basic features, (), ()

environment variables and, (), (), ()

shell (local) variables and, (), (), ()

Break key, (), ()

BSD Fat Fast File system, ()

bus-oriented disk controllers, (), (), ()

bytes (number per inode), ()