Managing Devices (Overview/Tasks)

This chapter provides overview information and step-by-step instructions for managing peripheral devices, such as disks, CD-ROMs, and tape devices, in the Solaris release.

This is a list of the overview information in this chapter.

• What's New in Device Management?

• Where to Find Device Management Tasks

• About Device Drivers

• Automatic Configuration of Devices

• Displaying Device Configuration Information

• Accessing Devices

This is a list of the step-by-step instructions in this chapter.

• How to Display System Configuration Information

• How to Add a Device Driver

• How to Add a Peripheral Device

Device management in the Solaris release usually involves adding and removing peripheral devices from systems, possibly adding a third-party device driver to support a device, and displaying system configuration information.