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Old 10-11-2008
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Unhappy Using the rest of my hard drive

Hi

When I installed opensolaris, I installed it on a 20GB partition. How do I make use of the other 300GB I have spare?

format shows:-

-bash-3.2# format Searching for disks...done AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS: 0. c3d0 <DEFAULT cyl 2607 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63> /pci@0,0/pci-ide@1f,2/ide@0/cmdk@0,0 Specify disk (enter its number): 0 selecting c3d0 NO Alt slice No defect list found [disk formatted, no defect list found] /dev/dsk/c3d0s0 is part of active ZFS pool rpool. Please see zpool(1M). /dev/dsk/c3d0s1 is currently used by swap. Please see swap(1M). FORMAT MENU: disk - select a disk type - select (define) a disk type partition - select (define) a partition table current - describe the current disk format - format and analyze the disk fdisk - run the fdisk program repair - repair a defective sector show - translate a disk address label - write label to the disk analyze - surface analysis defect - defect list management backup - search for backup labels verify - read and display labels save - save new disk/partition definitions volname - set 8-character volume name !<cmd> - execute <cmd>, then return quit format> p PARTITION MENU: 0 - change `0' partition 1 - change `1' partition 2 - change `2' partition 3 - change `3' partition 4 - change `4' partition 5 - change `5' partition 6 - change `6' partition 7 - change `7' partition select - select a predefined table modify - modify a predefined partition table name - name the current table print - display the current table label - write partition map and label to the disk !<cmd> - execute <cmd>, then return quit partition> p Current partition table (original): Total disk cylinders available: 2607 + 2 (reserved cylinders) Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks 0 root wm 132 - 2606 18.96GB (2475/0/0) 39760875 1 swap wu 1 - 131 1.00GB (131/0/0) 2104515 2 backup wu 0 - 2606 19.97GB (2607/0/0) 41881455 3 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 4 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 5 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 6 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 7 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 8 boot wu 0 - 0 7.84MB (1/0/0) 16065 9 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 partition>
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-bash-3.2# format
Searching for disks...done


AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
       0. c3d0 <DEFAULT cyl 2607 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63>
          /pci@0,0/pci-ide@1f,2/ide@0/cmdk@0,0
Specify disk (enter its number): 0
selecting c3d0
NO Alt slice
No defect list found
[disk formatted, no defect list found]
/dev/dsk/c3d0s0 is part of active ZFS pool rpool. Please see zpool(1M).
/dev/dsk/c3d0s1 is currently used by swap. Please see swap(1M).


FORMAT MENU:
        disk       - select a disk
        type       - select (define) a disk type
        partition  - select (define) a partition table
        current    - describe the current disk
        format     - format and analyze the disk
        fdisk      - run the fdisk program
        repair     - repair a defective sector
        show       - translate a disk address
        label      - write label to the disk
        analyze    - surface analysis
        defect     - defect list management
        backup     - search for backup labels
        verify     - read and display labels
        save       - save new disk/partition definitions
        volname    - set 8-character volume name
        !<cmd>     - execute <cmd>, then return
        quit
format> p


PARTITION MENU:
        0      - change `0' partition
        1      - change `1' partition
        2      - change `2' partition
        3      - change `3' partition
        4      - change `4' partition
        5      - change `5' partition
        6      - change `6' partition
        7      - change `7' partition
        select - select a predefined table
        modify - modify a predefined partition table
        name   - name the current table
        print  - display the current table
        label  - write partition map and label to the disk
        !<cmd> - execute <cmd>, then return
        quit
partition> p
Current partition table (original):
Total disk cylinders available: 2607 + 2 (reserved cylinders)

Part      Tag    Flag     Cylinders        Size            Blocks
  0       root    wm     132 - 2606       18.96GB    (2475/0/0) 39760875
  1       swap    wu       1 -  131        1.00GB    (131/0/0)   2104515
  2     backup    wu       0 - 2606       19.97GB    (2607/0/0) 41881455
  3 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  4 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  5 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  6 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  7 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  8       boot    wu       0 -    0        7.84MB    (1/0/0)       16065
  9 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0

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