System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems

ProcedureHow to Create a File System on a DVD-RAM

Use this procedure to create a file system on a DVD-RAM.

  1. Become superuser.

  2. Create a file system on the DVD-RAM device.

    • Create a UFS file system. For example:


      # newfs /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s2
      
    • Create a UDFS file system. For example:


      # mkfs -F udfs /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s2
      
  3. Mount the file system.

    • Mount a UFS file system. For example:


      # mount -F ufs /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s2 /mnt
      
    • Mount a UDFS file system. For example:


      # mount -F udfs /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s2 /mnt
      
  4. Verify that you can read or write to the file system.

  5. When finished, eject the DVD-RAM.