rmvolmgr(1m) [opensolaris man page]

rmvolmgr(1M)						  System Administration Commands					      rmvolmgr(1M)

NAME

       rmvolmgr - HAL-aware removable volume manager

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/rmvolmgr [-chns]

DESCRIPTION

       The  rmvolmgr  command  is a volume manager that can automatically mount and unmount removable media and hot-pluggable storage. The default
       mount point is /media.

       rmvolmgr is one of a number of Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL)-aware tools that  are  shipped  with  the  Solaris  operating  system.  See
       hald(1M).

       Multiple  instances  of	rmvolmgr can be run simultaneously. A system instance of rmvolmgr runs by default as a service management facility
       (SMF) service (see smf(5)). Its fault management resource identifier (FMRI) is:

	 svc:/system/filesystem/rmvolmgr

       You can run your own instance of rmvolmgr by adding it to the .xinitrc file or a similar session startup script. In such a case, the system
       rmvolmgr  instance  will not manage volumes that belong to you, the owner of the startup script. For example, a user logged on to the work-
       station console (/dev/console) who invokes his own instance of rmvolmgr will own locally connected  devices,  such  as  CD-ROM  drives  and
       devices connected to the local USB or FireWire ports.

       In addition to mounting volumes under /media, rmvolmgr also creates legacy symbolic links under /cdrom, /floppy, and /rmdisk.

       rmvolmgr also provides backwards compatibility with CDE removable media interfaces by maintaining notification files under /tmp/.removable.
       This functionality can be disabled by using the -c option.

       The -c and -n options can also be specified as SMF properties. See "Examples."

OPTIONS

       The following options are supported:

       -c    Disable CDE compatibility.

       -h    Display help information and exit.

       -n    Do not create legacy mountpoint symbolic links.

       -s    Invoke in system instance mode.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1 Using SMF Properties to Set Options

       The following svccfg(1M) command and subcommands use SMF properties to set the -c and -n options.

	 example# svccfg
	 svc:> select rmvolmgr
	 svc:/system/filesystem/rmvolmgr> listprop rmvolmgr/*
	 rmvolmgr/legacy_mountpoints	 boolean  true
	 rmvolmgr/cde_compatible	 boolean  true
	 svc:/system/filesystem/rmvolmgr> setprop 
	   rmvolmgr/legacy_mountpoints=false
	 svc:/system/filesystem/rmvolmgr> setprop rmvolmgr/cde_compatible=false
	 svc:/system/filesystem/rmvolmgr> exit
	 example#

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Availability		     |SUNWhalr			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Volatile			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       hald(1M), svccfg(1M), attributes(5), hal(5), smf(5)

SunOS 5.11							    28 Nov 2006 						      rmvolmgr(1M)

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removable-media(9P)					   Kernel Properties for Drivers				       removable-media(9P)

NAME

       removable-media - removable media device property

DESCRIPTION

       A  device  that	supports  removable  media--such  as CDROM, JAZZ, and ZIP drives--and that supports power management and expects automatic
       mounting of the device via the volume manager should export the boolean (zero length) property removable-media. This property  enables  the
       system to make the power state of the device dependent on the power state of the frame buffer and monitor. See the power.conf(4) discussion
       of the device-dependency-property entry for more information.

       Devices that behave like removable devices (such as PC ATA cards, where the controller and media both are removed at the same time)  should
       also export this property.

EXAMPLES

       Example 1 removable-media Entry

       An example of a removable-media entry from the .conf file of a driver is shown below.

	 # This entry keeps removable media from being powered down unless
	 # the console framebuffer and monitor are powered down
	 #
	 removable-media=1;

       Example 2 Implementation in attach()

       Below is an example of how the entry above would be implemented in the attach(9E) function of the driver.

	 xxattach(dev_info_t *dip, ddi_attach_cmd_t cmd)
	      {
	      ...
		   if (ddi_prop_create(DDI_DEV_T_NONE, dip, DDI_PROP_CANSLEEP,
		       "removable-media", NULL, 0)) != DDI_PROP_SUCCESS)
			goto failed;
	      ...
	      }

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface stability	     |Committed 		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       power.conf(4), pm(7D), attach(9E), detach(9E), ddi_prop_create(9F)

       Writing Device Drivers

SunOS 5.11							    15 Jun 2001 					       removable-media(9P)

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