The format main menu looks like the following:
FORMAT MENU: disk - select a disk type - select (define) a disk type partition - select (define) a partition table current - describe the current disk format - format and analyze the disk repair - repair a defective sector label - write label to the disk analyze - surface analysis defect - defect list management backup - search for backup labels verify - read and display labels save - save new disk/partition definitions inquiry - show vendor, product and revision volname - set 8-character volume name quit format> |
The table below describes the format main menu items.
Table 32-1 The format Main Menu Item Descriptions
Item |
Command or Menu? |
Allows You To ... |
---|---|---|
disk |
Command |
Choose the disk that will be used in subsequent operations (known as the current disk). All of the system's drives are listed. |
type |
Command |
Identify the manufacturer and model of the current disk. A list of known drive types is displayed. Choose the Auto configure option for all SCSI-2 disk drives. |
partition |
Menu |
Create and modify slices. See "The partition Menu" for more information. |
current |
Command |
Display the following information about the current disk:
|
format |
Command |
Format the current disk, using one of these sources of information in this order:
|
fdisk |
Menu |
Run the fdisk program to create a Solaris fdisk partition. |
repair |
Command |
Repair a specific block on the disk. |
label |
Command |
Write a new label to the current disk. |
analyze |
Menu |
Run read, write, compare tests. See "The analyze Menu" for more information. |
defect |
Menu |
Retrieve and print defect lists. See "The defect Menu" for more information. |
backup |
Command |
Search for backup labels. |
verify |
Command |
Print the following information about the disk:
|
save |
Command |
Save new disk and partition information. |
inquiry |
Command |
Print the vendor, product name, and revision level of the current drive (SCSI disks only). |
volname |
Command |
Label the disk with a new eight-character volume name. |
quit |
Command |
Exit the format menu. |
The partition menu looks like this.
format> partition PARTITION MENU: 0 - change `0' partition 1 - change `1' partition 2 - change `2' partition 3 - change `3' partition 4 - change `4' partition 5 - change `5' partition 6 - change `6' partition 7 - change `7' partition select - select a predefined table modify - modify a predefined partition table name - name the current table print - display the current table label - write partition map and label to the disk quit partition> |
The table below describes the partition menu items.
Table 32-2 The partition Menu Item Descriptions
The fdisk menu appears on IA based systems only and looks like this.
format> fdisk Total disk size is 1855 cylinders Cylinder size is 553 (512 byte) blocks Cylinders Partition Status Type Start End Length % ========= ====== ======== ===== === ====== === 1 DOS-BIG 0 370 371 20 2 Active SOLARIS 370 1851 1482 80 SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. Create a partition 2. Change Active (Boot from) partition 3. Delete a partition 4. Exit (Update disk configuration and exit) 5. Cancel (Exit without updating disk configuration) Enter Selection: |
The table below describes the fdisk menu items.
Table 32-3 IA: The fdisk Menu Item Descriptions
The Command ... |
Allows You To ... |
---|---|
Create a partition |
Create an fdisk partition. You must create a separate partition for each operating environment such as Solaris or DOS. There is a maximum of 4 partitions per disk. You will be prompted for the size of the fdisk partition as a percentage of the disk. |
Change Active partition |
Specify which partition will be used for booting. This identifies where the first stage boot program will look for the second stage boot program. |
Delete a partition |
Delete a previously created partition. This command will destroy all the data in the partition. |
Exit |
Write a new version of the partition table and exit the fdisk menu. |
Cancel |
Exit the fdisk menu without modifying the partition table. |
The analyze menu looks like this.
format> analyze ANALYZE MENU: read - read only test (doesn't harm SunOS) refresh - read then write (doesn't harm data) test - pattern testing (doesn't harm data) write - write then read (corrupts data) compare - write, read, compare (corrupts data) purge - write, read, write (corrupts data) verify - write entire disk, then verify (corrupts data) print - display data buffer setup - set analysis parameters config - show analysis parameters quit analyze> |
The table below describes the analyze menu items.
Table 32-4 The analyze Menu Item Descriptions
The defect menu looks like this.
format> defect DEFECT MENU: primary - extract manufacturer's defect list grown - extract manufacturer's and repaired defects lists both - extract both primary and grown defects lists print - display working list dump - dump working list to file quit defect> |
The table below describes the defect menu items.
Table 32-5 The defect Menu Item Descriptions
The Command ... |
Allows You To ... |
---|---|
primary |
Read the manufacturer's defect list from the disk drive and update the in-memory defect list. |
grown |
Read the grown defect list (defects that have been detected during analysis) and update the in-memory defect list. |
both |
Read both the manufacturer's and grown defect list and update the in-memory defect list. |
|
View the in-memory defect list. |
dump |
Save the in-memory defect list to a file. |
quit |
Exit the defect menu. |