Automatic disk labeling

kwachtler · #1 (**permalink**) 09-25-2006

First post

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Here is a script for automatic labeling of previously unlabeled disks.
Other methods exist (format -f cmd_file), but I like this because it's all in one place.

Code:

#!/bin/ksh
#----------------------
# format_label
# Automatic labeling of previously unlabeled disks
# 2006.08.31 ken.wachtler
#----------------------
 
# Enter a list of disks, as format's banner would report them
Disks="
c4t50060482CCAB2987d27
c4t50060482CCAB2987d28
c4t50060482CCAB2987d29
c4t50060482CCAB2987d30
c4t50060482CCAB2987d31
c4t50060482CCAB2987d32
c4t50060482CCAB2987d33
c4t50060482CCAB2987d34
c4t50060482CCAB2987d35
c4t50060482CCAB2987d36
c4t50060482CCAB2987d37
c4t50060482CCAB2987d38
c4t50060482CCAB2987d39
c4t50060482CCAB2987d40
c4t50060482CCAB2987d41
c4t50060482CCAB2987d42
c4t50060482CCAB2987d43
c4t50060482CCAB2987d44
c4t50060482CCAB2987d45
c4t50060482CCAB2987d46
c4t50060482CCAB2987d47
c4t50060482CCAB2987d48
c4t50060482CCAB2987d49
c4t50060482CCAB2987d50
c4t50060482CCAB2987d51
c4t50060482CCAB2987d52
c4t50060482CCAB2987d53
c4t50060482CCAB2987d54
c4t50060482CCAB2987d55
c4t50060482CCAB2987d56
c4t50060482CCAB2987d57
c4t50060482CCAB2987d58
c4t50060482CCAB2987d59
c4t50060482CCAB2987d60
c4t50060482CCAB2987d61
c4t50060482CCAB2987d62
"
 
for d in $Disks ; do
 
  # write label
  printf "label\nyes\nquit\n" | format -d $d
 
  # check label
  printf "\n\n${d}\n\n"
  prtvtoc /dev/dsk/${d}s0 | egrep '^P  |^  '
  echo "<cr> to cont: "
  read a
 
done

blowtorch · #2 (**permalink**) 09-25-2006

Hi kwachtler,
Thanks for sharing the code. I have just one suggestion, when you do post any code, please wrap that inside code tags. First put in [ code ], then your code, and then [ /code ]. Remove the spaces in the [] brackets though.

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