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:
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The table below describes the fdisk menu items.
Table 32-3 IA: The fdisk Menu Item Descriptions|
The Command ... |
Allows You To ... |
|---|---|
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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. |
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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. |
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Delete a partition |
Delete a previously created partition. This command will destroy all the data in the partition. |
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Exit |
Write a new version of the partition table and exit the fdisk menu. |
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Cancel |
Exit the fdisk menu without modifying the partition table. |