Hi All,
While my LINUX SERVER installed we didnt' used all the space for partitions. with what tool I can create a new partition or mount point to use the free space.
I tried the command fdisk and diskdruid. They are not working.
Thanks in advance
With Best regards,
Varma. (2 Replies)
Have a solaris x86 running solaris 9.
Root disk - logical - mirrored.
I added 2 more disks today - and I have mirrored them using array configuration utility.
I did a reconfiguration boot - and now I can see the logical disk using format:
I then partitioned this the way I wanted (I hope)... (4 Replies)
I have 3 disks to partition in following file system.
c1t1d0 = 72gb
/prod1
/prod2
/prod3
/prod4
/prod5
I am first time using "format" command to do this. How can i name with specified size.
-Adeel (1 Reply)
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I am a new member of the forum.
I need an idea on how to partition the disk.
My situation is as follows:
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Hello All,
I have a Red Hat Linux 5.9 Server installed with one hard disk & 2 Partitions created on it as follows,
/boot - Linux Partition & another is
LVM - One VG & under that 5-6 Logical volumes(var,opt,home etc).
Here my requirement is to take out 1GB of space from LVM ( Any logical... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: gr8_usk
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LEARN ABOUT ULTRIX
disktab
disktab(5) File Formats Manual disktab(5)Name
disktab - disk description file
Syntax
#include <disktab.h>
Description
The file is a simple data base that describes disk geometries and disk partition characteristics. The format is patterned after the termi-
nal data base. Entries in consist of a number of fields separated by colons (:). The first entry for each disk gives the names that are
known for the disk, separated by vertical bars (|). The last name given should be a long name fully identifying the disk.
The following list indicates the normal values stored for each disk entry:
Name Type Description
ns num Number of sectors per track
nt num Number of tracks per cylinder
nc num Total number of cylinders on the disk
ba num Block size for partition `a' (bytes)
bd num Block size for partition `d' (bytes)
be num Block size for partition `e' (bytes)
bf num Block size for partition `f' (bytes)
bg num Block size for partition `g' (bytes)
bh num Block size for partition `h' (bytes)
fa num Fragment size for partition `a' (bytes)
fd num Fragment size for partition `d' (bytes)
fe num Fragment size for partition `e' (bytes)
ff num Fragment size for partition `f' (bytes)
fg num Fragment size for partition `g' (bytes)
fh num Fragment size for partition `h' (bytes)
pa num Size of partition `a' in sectors
pb num Size of partition `b' in sectors
pc num Size of partition `c' in sectors
pd num Size of partition `d' in sectors
pe num Size of partition `e' in sectors
pf num Size of partition `f' in sectors
pg num Size of partition `g' in sectors
ph num Size of partition `h' in sectors
se num Sector size in bytes
ty str Type of disk (e.g. removable, winchester)
The entries can be automatically generated with the program.
FilesSee Alsochpt(8), newfs(8)disktab(5)