Sun Ray Thin Client FAQ

How do I use my USB memory stick with a Sun Ray?

PLEASE NOTE: Currently the Windows-based environments (Lab Environment and Admin Desktop) do not support USB devices. As a workaround, log in to the Classic Sun Ray environment and copy files from your USB drive to your U: drive using the instructions below. This is a limitation of the Sun Ray devices using kiosk mode.

Classic Sun Ray

The Sun Ray thin clients support most USB memory stick devices (FAT16 and FAT32 formats only). Simply plug in your USB memory stick into the USB port on the front or one of the USB ports in the back of the Sun Ray thin client.

The USB memory stick will be mounted on the SunFire server in:

/tmp/SUNWut/mnt/your_login_name/device_mount

It will be mounted with permission so that only you will be able to view your USB memory stick. You will then be able to copy files back and forth from your home directory and the USB device.

When you are finished using your USB memory stick it is safe to simply remove the USB device from the Sun Ray thin client. But make sure there are no copy operations still going on involving the USB device, or that the directory/folder to the USB device is not currently opened in a command window when you remove it. You could corrupt your USB memory stick and lose all the data.

TIP: To get to your USB device mount point easier, type the following command in a terminal window:

ln -s /tmp/SUNWut/mnt/your_login_name USB

This will create a link USB that points to the mount area your USB memory stick will be mounted.