System Management Guide: Operating System and Devices

<BODY BGCOLOR="FCFBF0"> <CENTER> <FONT COLOR="#A62A2A" SIZE="+2"> </FONT> </CENTER> <HR> <H1><A HREF="edition.htm#C42F857506rodn"></A>Second Edition (September 1999)</A></H1> <h1><a href="trademarks.htm">Trademarks and Acknowledgements</a></h1> <h1><a href="about.htm">About This Book </a></h1> <h2><a href="about.htm">Who Should Use This Book</a></h2> <h1><a href="note.htm">Note to Users</a></h1> <h2><a href="note.htm">Legal Notice to Users Issued by Sun Microsystems, Inc.</a></h2> <H1><A HREF="start_stop.htm#A71BB41894mike"></A>Chapter 1. Starting and Stopping the System</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="boot_unin.htm#A42F23e1"></A>Booting an Uninstalled System</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="rebooting.htm#A44F277"></A>Rebooting a Running System</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="boot_hard.htm#D10B953991diet"></A>Booting from Hard Disk for Maintenance</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="boot_crash.htm#WnHnf37bkirk"></A>Booting a System That Crashed</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="accessing.htm#A144C16b4"></A>Accessing a System That Will Not Boot</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="reboot_plan.htm#A102E4B5935vick"></A>Rebooting a System With Planar Graphics</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="diagnosing.htm#A42F23ec"></A>Diagnosing Boot Problems</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="create_boot.htm#A45F213"></A>Creating Boot Images</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="ident_sys.htm#A44F243"></A>Identifying System Run Levels</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="change_sys.htm#A45F22b"></A>Changing System Run Levels</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="change_init.htm#A70F2371">Changing the /etc/inittab File</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="stop_sys.htm#A478C31139ryan"></A>Stopping the System</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="shut_down.htm#A9C8FC0C859kirk">Shutting Down the System without Rebooting</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="shut_single.htm#A9C8FCA1917kirk"></A>Shutting Down the System to Single-User Mode</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="emergency_shut.htm#a4Hof38akirk"></A>Shutting Down the System in an Emergency</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="security.htm#BAA477C331mart"></A>Chapter 2. Security</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="security_setup.htm#Wh7Ai2ebrodn">Setting Up and Maintaining System Security</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="tcb.htm#A68F0a3">Trusted Computing Base</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="manage_protected.htm#A67F06c">Managing Protected Resources with Access Control</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="audit_setup.htm#A2999127"></A>Setting Up Auditing</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="admin_roles.htm#rrq4p2ccvick">Chapter 3. Administrative Roles</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="setting_roles.htm#ntq4p21cvick"></A>Setting Up and Maintaining Roles</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="authoriz.htm#A6uq4p37cvick"></A>Working with Authorizations</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="mng_backup.htm#A3BAB5A7265stue"></A>Managing Backup and Restore Roles</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="users_groups.htm#BDC0B99178mart">Chapter 4. Users and Groups</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="quota_setup.htm#A101C1211b"></A>Setting Up the Disk Quota System</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="logical_vol.htm#logvol">Chapter 5. Logical Volumes</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="lvm_manage.htm#escEOg88benw"></A>Managing Logical Volume Storage</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="rootvg_reduce.htm#C46C48A934plmo">Reducing the File System Size in the rootvg Volume Group</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="conf_disk_drive.htm#A931360marc"></A>Configuring a Disk</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="repl_disk_drive.htm#O4Lqn116vick"></A>Replacing a Disk When the Volume Group Consists of One Disk</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="phys_vol.htm#A72F0c4"></A>Making an Available Disk a Physical Volume</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="migrate_phys_vol.htm#A45CEE3474benw">Migrating the Contents of a Physical Volume</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="vol_group_import.htm#A2C195C600benw">Importing or Exporting a Volume Group</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="vol_group_nonquorum.htm#A0FE65E104benw">Changing a Volume Group to Nonquorum Status</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="fs_log_create.htm#A9D74A1F425benw"></A>Creating a File System Log on a Dedicated Disk for a User-Defined Volume Group</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="lvm_change.htm#C46C469387plmo">Changing the Name of a Logical Volume</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="lvm_remove.htm#A44CAE1618benw">Removing a Logical Volume</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="raw_lvm_define.htm#A9D8D932245benw">Defining a Raw Logical Volume for an Application</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="disk_drive_recover.htm#A34F2193"></A>Recovering from Disk Drive Problems</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="synchron.htm#A10F07e"></A>Synchronizing the Device Configuration Database </A></H2> <H2><A HREF="remov_disk.htm#D7F4E70417meki"></A>Using Removable Disk Management</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="remov_hot.htm#D7F4E70822meki"></A>Removing a Disk with Data Using the Hot Removability Feature</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="remove_hot_without.htm#D7F4E71358meki"></A>Removing a Disk without Data Using the Hot Removability Feature</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="add_hot.htm#D7F4E71713meki"></A>Adding a Disk Using the Hot Removability Feature</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="recover_not.htm#D7F4E72023meki"></A>Recovering from Disk Failure Using the Hot Removability Feature</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="file_sys.htm#filesys">Chapter 6. File Systems</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="fs_manage.htm#A9DC7921110benw"></A>Managing File Systems</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="fs_verify.htm#A15D339684benw"></A>Verifying File Systems</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="fs_mount.htm#A15A767446benw"></A>Mounting or Unmounting a File System</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="fs_group_mount.htm#A15A780297benw"></A>Mounting or Unmounting a Group of File Systems</A></H2> <h2><a href="make_online_backup.htm">Making an Online Backup of a Mounted File System</a></h2> <H2><A HREF="fs_rw.htm#BCB1042339paul"></A>Using File Systems on Read/Write Optical Media</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="over_fix.htm#A37F239c"></A>Fixing Disk Overflows</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="damage_fix.htm#A37F23ba"></A>Fixing a Damaged File System</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="fs_recover.htm#A34F2f2"></A>Recovering from File System, Disk Drive, or Controller Failure</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="disk_reform.htm#A34F2c4"></A>Reformatting a Disk Drive</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="disk_more_space.htm#A34F2d2"></A>Getting More Space on a Disk Drive</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="pg_space_vm.htm#pagingsp">Chapter 7. Paging Space and Virtual Memory</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="pag_space_add.htm#A257304231benw"></A>Adding and Activating a Paging Space</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="pag_space_change.htm#A251AFC247benw"></A>Changing or Removing a Paging Space</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="pag_space_resiz.htm#A9D74E8C638benw">Resizing or Moving the hd6 Paging Space</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="backup_restore.htm#backup">Chapter 8. Backup and Restore</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="compress.htm#A269EE8232benw"></A>Compressing Files</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="backup_usr.htm#A1761DC334benw">Backing Up User Files or File Systems</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="backup_your.htm#D6BEA1A082acke">Backing Up the System Image and User-Defined Volume Groups</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="backup_sched.htm#A17B849175benw"></A>Implementing Scheduled Backups</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="restore.htm#seA176761218benw"></A>Restoring from Backup ImageIndividual User Files</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="system_env.htm#BAA4D19530mart">Chapter 9. System Environment</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="date_time.htm#A6888B4123mike"></A>Changing the System Date and Time</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="mod.htm#A9F8760F744mike"></A>Changing the Message of the Day</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="nat_lang_sprt.htm#BAA4C69980mart">Chapter 10. National Language Support</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="locale_change.htm#A102C1698">Changing Your Locale</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="collation.htm#A102C17b2"></A>Creating a New Collation Order</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="iconv.htm#A177C12f39">Using the iconv Command</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="msg_fac.htm#XH6360bob">Using the Message Facility</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="nls_dev.htm#A176C162">Setting National Language Support for Devices</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="lang_change.htm#A7FE34C604mike"></A>Changing the Language Environment</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="keyboard_change.htm#A7FF39A136mike"></A>Changing the Default Keyboard Map</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="nls_comm.htm#AK63340bob">National Language Support Commands and Files</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="process_mgmt.htm#CFE225E628acke">Chapter 11. Process Management</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="process_mgmt.htm#CFE225F717acke">Process Monitoring</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="process_mgmt.htm#CFE2268274acke">Altering Process-Priority</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="process_mgmt.htm#CFE2268636acke">Terminating a Process</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="process_mgmt.htm#D7F502B160meki">Binding or Unbinding a Process</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="wlm.htm#wlm43Nworklmgtprocedtop"></A>Chapter 12. Workload Management</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="wlm_start.htm#wlm43Nstartinswwlm"></A>Starting WLM</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="wlm_define_class.htm#wlm43Nspecprop"></A>Specifying WLM Properties</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="wlm_class_file_frmt.htm#wlm43Nclsfilefrmt"></A>Class File Format</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="wlm_limit_resource.htm#wlm43Nlimitresrcs"></A>Limitation of Resources</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="wlm_class_assign.htm#wlm43Nclassassignt"></A>Class Assignment</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="wlm_cmd_ln_inter.htm#wlm43Ncmdlninterfc"></A>Command Line Interfaces</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="sys_res_ctrlnsubs.htm#BAA511B054mart"></A>Chapter 13. System Resource Controller and Subsystems</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="sys_resource_start.htm#A44F223"></A>Starting the System Resource Controller</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="subsys_start_stop.htm#A44F22f"></A>Starting or Stopping a Subsystem, Subsystem Group, or Subserver</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="subsys_display.htm#A44F247"></A>Displaying the Status of a Subsystem or Subsystems</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="subsys_refresh.htm#A44F26b">Refreshing a Subsystem or Subsystem Group</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="subsys_turn.htm#A44F253"></A>Turning On or Off Subsystem, Subsystem Group, or Subserver Tracing</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="sys_acctg.htm#BD713B4983atla"></A>Chapter 14. System Accounting</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="acct_set.htm#A290915"></A>Setting Up an Accounting System </A></H2> <H2><A HREF="acct_reports.htm#A00ADC88154vick"></A>Generating System Accounting Reports</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="sysactiv_reports.htm#A000A59064mike"></A>Generating Reports on System Activity</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="acct_summ.htm#A000A6A578mike"></A>Summarizing Accounting Records</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="runacct_start.htm#IPJ310clif"></A>Starting the runacct Command</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="runacct_restart.htm#CQJ370clif">Restarting the runacct Command</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="sys_activ.htm#A000A7E630mike"></A>Showing System Activity</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="sys_activ_run.htm#A000A89033mike"></A>Showing System Activity While Running a Command</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="process_time.htm#A000A9A152mike"></A>Showing Process Time</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="cpu.htm#A000AA4990mike"></A>Showing CPU Usage</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="connect_time_use.htm#A000AB4873mike"></A>Showing Connect Time Usage</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="disk_space_util.htm#A000ABF308mike"></A>Showing Disk Space Utilization</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="printer_use.htm#A000ACA105mike"></A>Showing Printer Usage</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="tacct.htm#A256B95bc">Fixing tacct Errors</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="wtmp.htm#A256B95bd"></A>Fixing wtmp Errors</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="gen_acct_fix.htm#A42F24e"></A>Fixing General Accounting Problems</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="locking_activ.htm#CBACF02174thom"></A>Displaying Locking Activity</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="websm.htm#BA8E4E0779mart">Chapter 15. Setting Up and Running Web-based System Manager</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="websm_standalone.htm#websm100"></A>Stand-Alone Web-based System Manager</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="websm_client_server.htm#websm200"></A>Client-Server Web-based System Manager</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="websm_security.htm#websm300"></A>Web-based System Manager Security</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="smit.htm#BA8E4E0779mart"></A>Chapter 16. System Management Interface Tool</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="smit_fastpath.htm#RbO1g3ddeni"></A>Using Fast Paths in SMIT</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="cde_manag.htm#DF09AB0798vick"></A>Chapter 17. Managing the AIX Common Desktop Environment</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="cde_start.htm#DC7D1EA819stcl"></A>Starting and Stopping the AIX Common Desktop Environment</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="cde_profile.htm#DF9DCAB896vick"></A>Modifying Desktop Profiles</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="cde_display.htm#DDD15B5112stcl"></A>Adding and Removing Displays and Terminals for AIX Common Desktop Environment</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="cde_custom.htm#DDBBD4C473stcl"></A>Customizing Display Devices for AIX Common Desktop Environment </A></H2> <H1><A HREF="dss.htm#dss">Chapter 18. Documentation Library Service</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="dss_cfg.htm#chg_config">Changing the Configuration of the Documentation Library Service</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="dss_index.htm#docs_indexes"></A>Documents and Indexes</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="dss_advanced.htm#advanced"></A>Advanced Topics</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="dss_problems.htm#problems"></A>Problem Determination</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="power_mgmt.htm#F59FC93899vick">Chapter 19. Using Power Management</A></H1> <H1><A HREF="devices.htm#A278A9677">Chapter 20. Devices</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="dev_inst_overview.htm#C7427CE483paul">Preparing to Install a Device</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="scsi_inst.htm#A424DC2422virg"></A>Installing a SCSI Device</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="ident_inst.htm#F929418025vick"></A>Installing an IDE Device</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="opt_config.htm#BCB102B342paul"></A>Configuring a Read/Write Optical Drive</A></H2> <H1><A HREF="tape_drives.htm#A424DBF684virg">Chapter 21. Tape Drives</A></H1> <H2><A HREF="tape_attr.htm#A4B8F1D378virg">Tape Drive Attributes</A></H2> <H2><A HREF="tape_special.htm#A8Y3Pg11cvirg"></A>Special Files for Tape Drives</A></H2>