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System Administration Guide: Basic Administration
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Expand TOC  Preface
Expand TOC  1.  Solaris Management Tools (Roadmap)
Expand TOC  2.  Working With the Solaris Management Console (Tasks)
Expand TOC  3.  Managing Users and Groups Topics
Expand TOC  4.  Managing User Accounts and Groups (Overview)
Expand TOC  5.  Managing User Accounts and Groups (Tasks)
Expand TOC  6.  Managing Server and Client Support Topics
Expand TOC  7.  Managing Server and Client Support (Overview)
Expand TOC  8.  Managing Diskless Clients (Tasks)
Expand TOC  9.  Shutting Down and Booting a System Topics
Expand TOC  10.  Shutting Down and Booting a System (Overview)
Expand TOC  11.  Run Levels and Boot Files (Tasks)
Expand TOC  12.  Shutting Down a System (Tasks)
Expand TOC  13.  SPARC: Booting a System (Tasks)
Expand TOC  14.  x86: Booting a System (Tasks)
Expand TOC  15.  The Boot Process (Reference)
Expand TOC  16.  Managing Removable Media Topics
Expand TOC  17.  Managing Removable Media (Overview)
Expand TOC  18.  Accessing Removable Media (Tasks)
Expand TOC  19.  Formatting Removable Media (Tasks)
Expand TOC  20.  Writing CDs (Tasks)
Expand TOC  21.  Managing Software Topics
Expand TOC  22.  Managing Software (Overview)
Expand TOC  23.  Managing Software (Tasks)
Expand TOC  24.  Managing Solaris Patches (Overview)
Expand TOC  25.  Managing Solaris Patches (Tasks)
Expand TOC  26.  Managing Devices Topics
Expand TOC  27.  Managing Devices (Tasks)
Expand TOC  28.  Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)
Expand TOC  29.  Using USB Devices (Overview/Tasks)
Expand TOC  30.  Accessing Devices (Overview)
Expand TOC  31.  Managing Disks Topics
Expand TOC  32.  Managing Disks (Overview)
Collapse TOC  33.  Administering Disks (Tasks)
Administering Disks (Task Map)
Identifying Disks on a System
ProcedureHow to Identify the Disks on a System
Formatting a Disk
ProcedureHow to Determine if a Disk is Formatted
ProcedureHow to Format a Disk
Displaying Disk Slices
ProcedureHow to Display Disk Slice Information
Creating and Examining a Disk Label
ProcedureHow to Label a Disk
ProcedureHow to Examine a Disk Label
Recovering a Corrupted Disk Label
ProcedureHow to Recover a Corrupted Disk Label
Adding a Third-Party Disk
Creating a format.dat Entry
ProcedureHow to Create a format.dat Entry
Automatically Configuring SCSI Disk Drives
ProcedureHow to Automatically Configure a SCSI Drive
Repairing a Defective Sector
ProcedureHow to Identify a Defective Sector by Using Surface Analysis
ProcedureHow to Repair a Defective Sector
Tips and Tricks for Managing Disks
Debugging format Sessions
Label Multiple Disks by Using the prtvtoc and fmthard Commands
Expand TOC  34.  SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks)
Expand TOC  35.  x86: Adding a Disk (Tasks)
Expand TOC  36.  The format Utility (Reference)
Expand TOC  37.  Managing File Systems Topics
Expand TOC  38.  Managing File Systems (Overview)
Expand TOC  39.  Creating File Systems (Tasks)
Expand TOC  40.  Mounting and Unmounting File Systems (Tasks)
Expand TOC  41.  Using The CacheFS File System (Tasks)
Expand TOC  42.  Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)
Expand TOC  43.  Checking UFS File System Consistency (Tasks)
Expand TOC  44.  UFS File System (Reference)
Expand TOC  45.  Backing Up and Restoring Files and File Systems Topics
Expand TOC  46.  Backing Up and Restoring File Systems (Overview)
Expand TOC  47.  Backing Up Files and File Systems (Tasks)
Expand TOC  48.  Using UFS Snapshots (Tasks)
Expand TOC  49.  Restoring Files and File Systems (Tasks)
Expand TOC  50.  UFS Backup and Restore Commands (Reference)
Expand TOC  51.  Copying UFS Files and File Systems (Tasks)
Expand TOC  52.  Managing Tape Drives (Tasks)
Expand TOC  Index