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Operating Systems Solaris Using the rest of my hard drive Post 302245856 by hellotommy on Saturday 11th of October 2008 10:31:30 AM

10-11-2008

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Quote:

Originally Posted by DukeNuke2

you can use "fdisk" to make use of the rest of your harddrive... add a new partition to use for solaris. don't try to grow your existing partition!

Thanks DukeNuke2

Code:

             Total disk size is 38913 cylinders
             Cylinder size is 16065 (512 byte) blocks

                                               Cylinders
      Partition   Status    Type          Start   End   Length    %
      =========   ======    ============  =====   ===   ======   ===
          1       Active    Solaris2          1  2610    2610      7
          2                 Solaris2       2610  38798    36189     93




SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
   1. Create a partition
   2. Specify the active partition
   3. Delete a partition
   4. Change between Solaris and Solaris2 Partition IDs
   5. Exit (update disk configuration and exit)
   6. Cancel (exit without updating disk configuration)
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partition(5)							File Formats Manual						      partition(5)

NAME

       partition - display information about the Partition Command Line Interface

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

       This manpage gives a listing and brief description of the commands which are used to manage a partitionable system.
		  |
	Command   |		       Description
       -----------+----------------------------------------------------
       cplxmodify | Modify an existing complex.
		  |
       parconfig  | Provides a recommended nPartition configuration.
		  |
       parcreate  | Create a new partition.
		  |
       parmodify  | Modify an existing partition.
		  |
       parolrad   | Activate and Deactivate cell online.
		  |
       parstatus  | Display partition and available resources informa-
		  | tion for a partitionable system.
		  |
       parremove  | Remove an existing partition.
		  |
       parunlock  | Unlock the Stable Complex  Configuration  Data  or
		  | Partition Configuration Data.
		  |
       fruled	  | Turn attention LEDs on/off for cells, cabinets and
		  | I/O chassis.
		  |
       frupower   | Turn power on/off for cells and I/O chassis.

AUTHOR

       was developed by the Hewlett-Packard Company.

SEE ALSO

       fruled(1),  parstatus(1),  cplxmodify(1M),  frupower(1M),  parconfig(1M),  parcreate(1M),  parmgr(1M),  parmodify(1M),  parolrad(1M),  par-
       remove(1M), parunlock(1M).

       on

																      partition(5)