C Manually Configuring UNIX Drivers

This appendix explains how to manually install and uninstall the Oracle Secure Backup kernel device driver for Solaris.

Note:

The steps in this chapter are only required for Solaris installations. Oracle Secure Backup automatically uses pass-through drivers for Linux systems.

You only need to perform the procedures described in this appendix in one of the following circumstances:

Chose not to or were unable to use the automated installation program (installob) explained in Chapter 4, "Installing Oracle Secure Backup on Linux or UNIX".
Used installob but did not specify any libraries or drives (or left the device_list field blank in your network description file). In this case, installob did not install the Oracle Secure Backup device driver or create any device special files.

Note:
It is generally possible to run installob again to configure devices for your media server. See "Running installob Again for Device Configuration or Push Installs" for details.

This chapter covers the following topics: