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# 1  
Old 12-14-2008
backup storage
I have my solaris in a partition on my hard drive the other partition which i want to use for backup, how do i format this partition for use as backup.
I know if i format with NTFS it will only work for windows and not solaris
# 2  
Old 12-14-2008
as far as i know, fat16 is the only way to use a filesystem in solaris and windows...
# 3  
Old 12-14-2008
whats the disk size? solaris OS version? system model? size of disks? How many of them? df -k output? output of vfstab file? partion table layout under format? pls provide all these.. easier for everyone to help you. not just by giving a summary.Smilie
# 4  
Old 12-14-2008
Below is as requested by Incredible
disk size = 650gb
OS version = solaris 10 x86-64bit
1 disk with 3 partition ( for solaris , window xp, and for backup)

Code:
# df -k
Filesystem            kbytes    used   avail capacity  Mounted on
/dev/dsk/c1d0s0      15141312  869019 14120880     6%    /
/devices                   0       0       0     0%    /devices
ctfs                       0       0       0     0%    /system/contract
proc                       0       0       0     0%    /proc
mnttab                     0       0       0     0%    /etc/mnttab
swap                 1514640     908 1513732     1%    /etc/svc/volatile
objfs                      0       0       0     0%    /system/object
sharefs                    0       0       0     0%    /etc/dfs/sharetab
/dev/dsk/c1d0s6      4034061 2590171 1403550    65%    /usr
/usr/lib/libc/libc_hwcap1.so.1
                     4034061 2590171 1403550    65%    /lib/libc.so.1
fd                         0       0       0     0%    /dev/fd
/dev/dsk/c1d0s4      4034061 1171975 2821746    30%    /var
swap                 1513808      76 1513732     1%    /tmp
swap                 1513756      24 1513732     1%    /var/run
/dev/dsk/c1d0s5      76514035   65555 75683340     1%    /u01
/dev/dsk/c1d0s7      151287721  829238 148945606     1%    /export/home

Code:
# cat /etc/vfstab
#device         device          mount           FS      fsck    mount   mount
#to mount       to fsck         point           type    pass    at boot options
#
fd      -       /dev/fd fd      -       no      -
/proc   -       /proc   proc    -       no      -
/dev/dsk/c1d0s1 -       -       swap    -       no      -
/dev/dsk/c1d0s0 /dev/rdsk/c1d0s0        /       ufs     1       no      -
/dev/dsk/c1d0s6 /dev/rdsk/c1d0s6        /usr    ufs     1       no      -
/dev/dsk/c1d0s4 /dev/rdsk/c1d0s4        /var    ufs     1       no      -
/dev/dsk/c1d0s7 /dev/rdsk/c1d0s7        /export/home    ufs     2       yes    -/dev/dsk/c1d0s5 /dev/rdsk/c1d0s5        /u01    ufs     2       yes     -
/devices        -       /devices        devfs   -       no      -
ctfs    -       /system/contract        ctfs    -       no      -
objfs   -       /system/object  objfs   -       no      -
swap    -       /tmp    tmpfs   -       yes     -
sharefs         -       /etc/dfs/sharetab       sharefs -       no      -
#

Code:
                                            Cylinders
      Partition   Status    Type          Start   End   Length    %
      =========   ======    ============  =====   ===   ======   ===
          1                 IFS: NTFS         0  9560    9561     25
          2       Active    Solaris2       9561  25496    15936     41
          3                 IFS: NTFS      25497  28683    3187      8



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)
Enter Selection:

# 5  
Old 12-14-2008
Is your 650G fully used up ( meaning, have you assigned the disk space to any of your current slices) ?
If yes, i've no idea how you're going to do it. Someone else might help.
If not, then did you try using option number 1 from the menu to create a new partition for your backup space?
# 6  
Old 12-14-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by incredible
Is your 650G fully used up ( meaning, have you assigned the disk space to any of your current slices) ?
If yes, i've no idea how you're going to do it. Someone else might help.
If not, then did you try using option number 1 from the menu to create a new partition for your backup space?
my 650gb is not fully used up. i still have some unallocated spaces which i have not touched.
my window is 150gb
solaris is 250gb
other partition (NTFS formated) is 50gb
about 150gb is still unallocated

If i cannot use the 50gb (ntfs fornmated) is there a way i can use the unallocated
# 7  
Old 12-14-2008
theoratically speaking, it can be done. So why dont you use the unallocated space then. Do that first and let us know the outcomeSmilie
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