The following example shows how to use the format -e command to label a disk less than 1 terabyte with an EFI label. Remember to verify that your layered software products will continue to work on systems with EFI-labeled disks. For general information on EFI label restrictions, see Restrictions of the EFI Disk Label.
# format -e Searching for disks...done AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS: 1. c1t0d0 <SUNW18g cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248> /sbus@2,0/QLGC,isp@2,10000/sd@0,0 2. c1t1d0 <SUNW18g cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248> /sbus@2,0/QLGC,isp@2,10000/sd@1,0 3. c1t8d0 <SUNW18g cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248> /sbus@2,0/QLGC,isp@2,10000/sd@8,0 4. c1t9d0 <SUNW18g cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248> /sbus@2,0/QLGC,isp@2,10000/sd@9,0 Specify disk (enter its number): 4 selecting c1t9d0 [disk formatted] format> label [0] SMI Label [1] EFI Label Specify Label type[0]: 1 Ready to label disk, continue? yes format> quit |