- System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems

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EFI label

(overview), EFI Disk Label

comparison with VTOC label, Comparison of the EFI Label and the VTOC Label

installing a system with, Installing a System With an EFI-Labeled Disk

restrictions of, Restrictions of the EFI Disk Label

troubleshooting problems, Troubleshooting Problems With EFI Disk Labels

eject command, removable media (how to), How to Eject Removable Media

ejecting, removable media (how to), How to Eject Removable Media

enabling

iSNS deamon, How to Enable the iSNS Server Daemon

removable media services (how to), How to Disable or Enable Removable Media Services

uDAPL, How to Enable uDAPL

write protection on removable media (how to), How to Enable or Disable Write Protection on Removable Media

end-of-media detection

cpio command, Copying Directories Between File Systems (cpio Command)

ufsdump command

Detecting the End of Media

error messages, iSCSI, General iSCSI Error Messages

/etc/dfs/dfstab file, configuring for shared removable media (how to), How to Make Local Media Available to Other Systems

/etc/dumpdates file, Purpose of the /etc/dumpdates File

extended fundamental types (UFS file system), UFS File System

F

FDFS file system, Virtual File Systems

ff command, Commands for File System Administration

FIFO inodes, Inodes

FIFOFS file system, Virtual File Systems

file system name, Determining the File System Name

file system table, virtual, The Virtual File System Table

file systems

/, Default Solaris File Systems

4.3 Tahoe, Disk-Based File Systems

BSD Fat Fast, Disk-Based File Systems

cached (overview), How a CacheFS File System Works

checking and repairing, Interactively Checking and Repairing a UFS File System

checking size, Superblock Checks

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

custom parameters, Customizing UFS File System Parameters

cylinder group structure, Structure of Cylinder Groups for UFS File Systems

damage to, How the File System State Is Recorded

default SunOS, Default Solaris File Systems

description of administration commands, Commands for 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

fixing, Fixing a UFS File System That the fsck Command Cannot Repair

High Sierra, Disk-Based File Systems

ISO 9660, Disk-Based File Systems

large, Commonly Used Mount Options

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

preening

Preening UFS File Systems

How to Preen a UFS File System

/proc, Default Solaris File Systems

process, (overview), Virtual File Systems

PROCFS, (overview), Virtual File Systems

pseudo, (overview), Virtual File Systems

reasons for inconsistencies, Why UFS File System Inconsistencies Might Occur

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

which to back up, Planning Which File Systems to Back Up

why you back up, Why You Should Back Up 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

/etc/default/fs, Determining a File System's Type

/etc/dfs/fstypes, Determining a File System's Type

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

finding

file system name, Determining the File System Name

tape device name, Determining the Tape Device Name

type of file system, How to Determine a File System's Type

fixing inconsistent file systems, Fixing a UFS File System That the fsck Command Cannot Repair

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 of inodes, Inodes

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

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

fragment size, Fragment Size

free blocks

Superblock Checks

Free Blocks

free hog slice, See donor slice

free inodes, Superblock Checks

free space (minimum), Minimum Free Space

fsck command

Specifying the Disk Subdirectory

Commands for File System Administration

checking

free blocks, Superblock Checks

free inodes, Superblock Checks

inode list size, Superblock Checks

superblock, Superblock Checks

conditions to repair, What the fsck Command Checks and Tries to Repair

FSACTIVE state flag, How the File System State Is Recorded

FSBAD state flag, How the File System State Is Recorded

FSCLEAN state flag, How the File System State Is Recorded

FSSTABLE state flag, How the File System State Is Recorded

preening, Preening UFS File Systems

state flags, How the File System State Is Recorded

syntax and options, Syntax and Options for the fsck Command

using interactively, Interactively Checking and Repairing a UFS File System

fsdb command, Commands for File System Administration

fssnap command, creating a UFS snapshot (how to), How to Create a UFS Snapshot

fsstat command, description, File System Monitoring Tool (fsstat)

fsstat command (examples of), File System Monitoring Tool (fsstat)

fstyp command, Commands for File System Administration

fstypes file, Determining a File System's Type

full backup

(example of)

How to Back Up a File System to Tape

definition, Choosing the Type of Backup

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