How do I make Solaris system aware of new devices?

Updated 11 Feb 2010 Read time 1 min 32 sec(s) (2768 views). Solaris

This article simply provides a list of commands to allow Solaris to detect newly added devices.

Disks

While the system is up ( no fcal )

Solaris	Description	Command
2,6 / 7	Generate /devices structure	/usr/sbin/drvconfig
2,6 / 7	Generate /dev/dsk and /dev/rdsk links	/usr/sbin/disks
8 / 9	Generate /devices and /dev/dsk, /dev/rdsk links	/usr/sbin/devfsadm
10	Generate /devices	/devices is now dynamic and managed by the devfs filesystem If necessary, new devices can be configured using /usr/sbin/cfgadm
10	Generate /dev/dsk, /dev/rdsk links	/usr/sbin/devfsadm

While the system is up ( fcal )

Solaris Description Command

All Get the enclosure name /usr/sbin/luxadm probe

All Add the disk /usr/sbin/luxadm insert_device enclosure,slot
With a reboot

Method Command

1 /usr/sbin/shutdown -g0 -i0 "disk addition" boot -r

2 /usr/bin/touch /reconfigure /usr/sbin/shutdown -g0 -i6 "disk addition"

Solaris	Description	Command
All	Get the enclosure name	/usr/sbin/luxadm probe
All	Add the disk	/usr/sbin/luxadm insert_device enclosure,slot

Method	Command
1	/usr/sbin/shutdown -g0 -i0 "disk addition" boot -r
2	/usr/bin/touch /reconfigure /usr/sbin/shutdown -g0 -i6 "disk addition"

While the system is up

Solaris	Description	Command
2.6 / 7	Generate /devices structure	/usr/sbin/drvconfig
2.6 / 7	Generate /dev links	/usr/sbin/ports
8 / 9	Generate /devices structure and /dev links	/usr/sbin/devfsadm
10	Generate /devices	/devices is now dynamic and managed by the devfs filesystem If necessary, new devices can be configured using /usr/sbin/cfgadm
10	Generate /dev links	/usr/sbin/devfsadm

While the system is up

Solaris	Description	Command
2.6 / 7	Generate /devices structure	/usr/sbin/drvconfig
2.6 / 7	Generate /dev and /dev links	/usr/sbin/tapes
8 / 9	Generate /devices structure and /dev links	/usr/sbin/devfsadm
10	Generate /devices	/devices is now dynamic and managed by the devfs filesystem If necessary, new devices can be configured using /usr/sbin/cfgadm
10	Generate /dev links	/usr/sbin/devfsadm

While the system is up

Solaris	Description	Command
2.6 / 7	Generate /devices structure	/usr/sbin/drvconfig
2.6 / 7	Generate /dev links	/usr/sbin/devlinks
8 / 9	Generate /devices structure and /dev links	/usr/sbin/devfsadm
10	Generate /devices	/devices is now dynamic and managed by the devfs filesystem If necessary, new devices can be configured using /usr/sbin/cfgadm
10	Generate /dev links	/usr/sbin/devfsadm