Overview

USB flash drives can be used on Mathnet workstations running Solaris 10 and OS X.

Under both operating systems, just insert the USB drive into an available USB slot. The drive will be automatically mounted. Under both operating systems, you should unmount the drive in the operating system before removing the physical drive.

OS X

When you insert a USB drive into a workstation running OS X, a folder representing the USB drives contents will appear on your desktop. The drive will be mounted under /Volumes. The name of the drive can vary. To unmount the drive, just drag the folder to the trash can. You can also use the umount command.

Solaris 10

When you insert a USB drive into a workstation running Solaris 10, the drive is mounted under /rmdisk. The name of the drive can vary.

You can find the directory where the USB drive is mounted using the df command. For example:

    augusta:~>df | grep rmdisk
    /rmdisk/noname     (/vol/dev/dsk/c1t0d0/noname:c):  194136 blocks       -1 files

To unmount the drive, use the umount command with the mount point as an argument. In the example above, the command would be:

     umount /rmdisk/noname

Note: The USB ports of Blade 100/150 workstations are located on the rear of the chassis. The placement of the USB mouse and keyboard connectors on a Blade may block access to USB port for other devices. If that is the case, send an email to help. Please do not move the USB connectors yourself.