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usr/bin/sam, Disks and File Systems, CD-ROM, Floppy, and Hard Disks, Device Missing

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NOTE: 6-12 Installing and Configuring Mass Storage Devices Configuring for a Hard Disk Drive SAM does not support the following: • Changing the hardware address of a disk drive containing the root file system. • Changing the hardware address of a disk array. • Changing the hardware address of a disk that is part of software disk striping. After hardware installation has been completed, you'll need to ensure that your operating system is prepared to exchange data with the device. This section provides instructions for doing this. 1 Run SAM by typing: /usr/bin/sam (for HP-UX 9.x) /usr/sbin/sam (for HP-UX 10.x) Pressing the f1 key gives you context-sensitive information for the object at the location of the cursor. 2 Choose Disks and File Systems (highlight and click on OK or press Enter). 3 Choose CD-ROM, Floppy, and Hard Disks. 4 Choose the line identifying the type of new disk you have connected. In the "Use" column, it will be designated as "unused". 5 In the next screen, choose the line identifying the model of the new disk. If the device you have connected does not appear on the list: A Check your hardware connections, and make sure that the device is turned on. B Click on the button Device Missing, and you will be given the following op- tions: Have SAM rescan the system for the device. If you have connected the device after starting SAM, you should click on Yes. Otherwise, click on No. Respond to the confirmation screen regarding whether the device is connected and powered up. Respond to the confirmation screen regarding whether additional device drivers are needed. (Unless the kernel has, for some reason, had drivers re-

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6-12
Installing and Configuring Mass Storage Devices
Configuring for a Hard Disk Drive
NOTE:
SAM does not support the following:
•
Changing the hardware address of a disk drive containing the root file
system.
•
Changing the hardware address of a disk array.
•
Changing the hardware address of a disk that is part of software disk
striping.
After hardware installation has been completed, you’ll need to ensure that
your operating system is prepared to exchange data with the device. This
section provides instructions for doing this.
1
Run SAM by typing:
/usr/bin/sam
(for HP-UX 9.x)
/usr/sbin/sam
(for HP-UX 10.x)
Pressing the
f1 key gives you context-sensitive information for the object at
the location of the cursor.
2
Choose
Disks and File Systems
(highlight and click on OK or press
Enter).
3
Choose
CD-ROM, Floppy, and Hard Disks
.
4
Choose the line identifying the type of new disk you have connected. In
the “Use” column, it will be designated as “unused”.
5
In the next screen, choose the line identifying the model of the new disk.
If the device you have connected does not appear on the list:
A
Check your hardware connections, and make sure that the device is turned on.
B
Click on the button
Device Missing
, and you will be given the following op-
tions:
Have SAM rescan the system for the device. If you have connected the de-
vice
after
starting SAM, you should click on
Yes
. Otherwise, click on
No
.
Respond to the confirmation screen regarding whether the device is connect-
ed and powered up.
Respond to the confirmation screen regarding whether additional device
drivers are needed. (Unless the kernel has, for some reason, had drivers re-