Operating Storage Devices; Overview; For Additional Information; Before You Operate Mass Storage Devices - DEC AlphaServer 2100 Owner's Manual

Operating Storage Devices

Operating Storage Devices
Mass storage devices are drives that are used to store large

Overview

amounts of data for extended periods.
For Additional This section describes how to insert and remove media into
Information removable-media drives. For more information about a specific
drive, refer to the documentation for that drive.
Before You Before operating mass storage devices:
Operate Mass
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Storage
Devices
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Identifying Mass storage devices are located in several compartments inside
Mass Storage your system as shown in Figure 1–13.
Compartments
1–38 Basic Operation
Set up the device.
Typically, you must set up a device before you can begin
using it. You set up a device while the operating system is
running.
— On DEC OSF/1 systems, use the
— On OpenVMS systems, use the
— On Windows NT systems, use the Disk Administrator.
Refer to your operating system documentation for more
information about how to set up a device.
Familiarize yourself with the care and maintenance required
by the device.
Refer to the option documentation for care instructions for
each option.
Diskette drive.
Removable-media storage device area (holds up to three
5.25-inch half-height drives).
The illustration shows a CD–ROM drive installed.
StorageWorks shelf (holds up to eight 3.5-inch StorageWorks
drives)
Optional StorageWorks shelf area
command.
mount
MOUNT command.