Chapter 1 Getting Started

Before physically installing a disk drive, tape drive, printer, or other peripheral device, you must configure the HP-UX operating system to communicate with it. Configuring HP-UX for Peripherals provides the software information needed for system administrators to configure the many peripheral devices supported on HP-UX.

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Keep this manual and the following others available for reference when installing and configuring peripheral devices:

Commands such as mksf, insf, and ioscan (now available on both Series 700 and 800 systems) now make it largely unnecessary to manipulate the minor number literally. However, if you are configuring a peripheral for unusual circumstances, you might wish to consult the appendices at the back of this book.

	NOTE: Configuring a peripheral device requires that you operate with root privileges. In consideration for others on the system, exercise caution when acting as superuser.