The fdisk menu appears on x86 based systems only and looks similar to the following.
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 following table describes the fdisk menu items.
Table 36–3 x86: Descriptions for fdisk Menu Items
Menu Item |
Description |
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Create a partition |
Creates 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 are prompted for the size of the fdisk partition as a percentage of the disk. |
Change Active partition |
Lets you specify the partition to be used for booting. This menu item identifies where the first stage boot program looks for the second stage boot program. |
Delete a partition |
Deletes a previously created partition. This command destroys all the data in the partition. |
Exit |
Writes a new version of the partition table and exits the fdisk menu. |
Cancel |
Exits the fdisk menu without modifying the partition table. |