Solaris

Hi All,


I have managed to install and configure a Solaris x86 server, the problem I have now is that whilst setting it up, I left a 30GB logical partition for the Oracle database server that I will later have on the system, the problem now is that I have not formatted the drive during the setup, and now I cannot see it whilst running df - k.

I tried using the format command, and it asks me for a disk number, the only disk I can see is the logical partition where the root has been mounted. Is there anyway to utilise/use this 30GB partition which is on the system.

Thanks

I'm not sure if I understand your problem properly.

See, physically how many disks you have ?

if it's just one disk, then through the format command, you have to assign the 30 GB to one of the slots, create newfs, then mount it, this is how you can see it in df -k.

Hi,

Thanks for the reply, there is one physial disk and during the Solaris installation, I set aside a 30GB partition, when I use the format command, it says enter disk number, there is only one disk which is disk no 0, this is the disk where the root it as well, what I was expecting was to see another for 30GB i.e disk number 2, but I cant see that either, so really I need away that will allow me to see the disk partitions again, this would have to be outside of the Solaris Os after startup I guess.

I think during the setup, I didnt set the 30GB to be of a Solaris format type, this probably explains why I cant see it now as it thinks its a foreign/unknown disk etc

Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Guys, any help/ideas on how to get a logical drive to be visible on the solaris Os system ?

Hello Platforminc,


If the problem is with the partition...

have you tried "fdisk" or "format" utility?

can you pls post the output of

#echo |format

please see the output below.


bash-3.00# echo |format
Searching for disks...done


AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
0. c1d0 <DEFAULT cyl 2882 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63>
/pci@0,0/pci-ide@1f,2/ide@0/cmdk@0,0
Specify disk (enter its number): Specify disk (enter its number):

This disk being shown on top is not the one that I am after, this is only a 20Gb partition where the root resides as well, but I did leave a 30GB partition for Oracle, thats what I am trying to mount onto u01.

One way to get to the disk config is by inserting the Solaris CD and trying to rebuild/reisntall, then one will get a screen where you can configure disk etc, but I want to avoid doing this as I have already done this twice and now that I have applied all patches etc, I dont really want to re-install the OS again.