Total Time: 2 hour(s)

Summary: 
This course shows how to add, remove, and manage peripheral devices such as tape drives, disk drives, printers, and modems, as well as how to add a third-party device driver. Disk device naming conventions and administration are also covered.

Ojectives: 
After completing this course, students will be able to:
Differentiate physical device names, instance names, and logical device names
Configure peripheral devices in a Solaris 8 system
Recognize how Solstice DiskSuite and StorEdge Volume Manager allow better utilization of system disk space

Topics: 
Device drivers
Physical device names
Device auto-configuration
Instance names
Transparent configurations
Major and minor device numbers
Logical device names
Virtual volume management
Metadevices and drivers
StorEdge Volume Manager

Technical Requirements: 
P500+ Processor, 128MB of RAM; Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Minimum screen resolution 800x600, Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; Windows Media Player 9.0 or higher; Flash 8.0 or higher; 56K minimum connection; broadband (256 kpbs or higher) connection recommended; Javascript, DHTML and cookies enabled; Sound card with speakers or headphones strongly recommended.