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Oracle Solaris Administration: Devices and File Systems Oracle Solaris 11 Information Library |
1. Managing Removable Media (Overview)
2. Managing Removable Media (Tasks)
3. Accessing Removable Media (Tasks)
4. Writing CDs and DVDs (Tasks)
5. Managing Devices (Overview/Tasks)
6. Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)
7. Using USB Devices (Overview)
9. Using InfiniBand Devices (Overview/Tasks)
11. Administering Disks (Tasks)
12. SPARC: Setting Up Disks (Tasks)
13. x86: Setting Up Disks (Tasks)
14. Configuring Storage Devices With COMSTAR
15. Configuring and Managing the Oracle Solaris Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)
16. The format Utility (Reference)
format Menu and Command Descriptions
Rules for Input to format Commands
Specifying Numbers to format Commands
Specifying format Command Names
Specifying Disk Names to format Commands
Getting Help on the format Utility
17. Managing File Systems (Overview)
18. Creating and Mounting File Systems (Tasks)
19. Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)
20. Copying Files and File Systems (Tasks)
You must be an administrator or have assumed an equivalent role to use the format utility. Otherwise, the following error message is displayed when you try to use the format utility:
$ format Searching for disks...done No permission (or no disks found)!
Keep the following guidelines in mind when you use the format utility and want to preserve the existing data:
Back up all files on the disk drive.
Save all your defect lists in files by using the format utility's dump command. The file name should include the drive type, model number, and serial number.
Save the paper copies of the manufacturer's defect list that was shipped with your drive.
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