System Administration Guide, Volume I

Example--Formatting a Disk

The following example formats the disk c0t2d0.


# format
Searching for disks...done
AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
       0. c0t1d0 <SUN1.05 cyl 2036 alt 2 hd 14 sec 72>
	          /iommu@f,e0000000/sbus@f,e0001000/espdma@f,400000/esp@f,800000/sd@1,0
       1. c0t3d0 <SUN1.05 cyl 2036 alt 2 hd 14 sec 72>
          /iommu@f,e0000000/sbus@f,e0001000/espdma@f,400000/esp@f,800000/sd@3,0
Specify disk (enter its number):0
Selecting c0t1d0
[disk unformatted]
format> format
Ready to format. Formatting cannot be interrupted
and takes 26 minutes (estimated). Continue? yes
Beginning format. The current time is Wed Jun 10 10:24:48 1998
Formatting ...
done
Verifying media ...
pass 0 - pattern = 0xc6dec6de
2035/12/18
pass 1 - pattern = 0x6db6db6d
2035/12/18
total of 0 defective blocks repaired.
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