SPARC: Adding a System Disk or a Secondary Disk (Task Map)
The following task map identifies the procedures for adding a disk to a
SPARC based system.
SPARC: Adding a System Disk or a Secondary Disk
A system disk contains the root (/) or /usr file systems, or both.
If the disk that contains either of these file systems becomes damaged, you
have two ways to recover:
You can reinstall the entire Solaris OS.
Or, you can replace the system disk and restore your file systems from a backup medium.
A secondary disk does not contain the root (/) and /usr file systems.
A secondary disk usually contains space for user files. You can add a
secondary disk to a system for more disk space. Or, you can replace
a damaged secondary disk. If you replace a secondary disk on a system,
you can restore the old disk's data on the new disk.
SPARC: How to Connect a System Disk and Boot
This procedure assumes that the system is shut down.
- Disconnect the damaged system disk from the system.
- Ensure that the disk you are adding has a different target number than
the other devices on the system.
Typically, a small switch is located at the back of the disk for
this purpose.
- Connect the replacement system disk to the system and check the physical connections.
Refer to the disk's hardware installation guide for details.
- Follow the instructions in the following table, depending on whether you are booting
from a local Solaris CD or DVD or a remote Solaris CD or
DVD from the network.
Boot Type |
Action |
|---|
From a Solaris CD or DVD in a
local drive |
1. Make sure the Solaris Software 1 CD or the Solaris
DVD is in the drive. 2. Boot from the media to single-user mode: ok
boot cdrom -s |
From the network |
Boot from the network to single-user mode: ok boot net -s |
After a few minutes, the root prompt (#) is displayed.
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After You Connect a System Disk and Boot ...
After you boot the system, you can create slices and a disk
label on the disk. Go to SPARC: How to Create Disk Slices and Label a Disk.
SPARC: How to Connect a Secondary Disk and Boot
If you are adding a disk with an EFI disk label, see
EFI Disk Label for more information.
For more information about hot-plugging devices, see Chapter 6, Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks).
- Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
- (Optional) If the disk type is unsupported by the Solaris software, add the device
driver for the disk by following the instructions included with the hardware.
For information on creating a format.dat entry for the disk, see How to Create a format.dat Entry, if necessary.
- Shut down the system.
# shutdown -i0 -gn -y
- -i0
Changes to run level 0, the power-down state.
- -gn
Notifies logged-in users that they have n seconds before the system begins to shut down.
- -y
Specifies that the command should run without user intervention.
The ok prompt is displayed after the Solaris OS is shut down.
- Turn off the power to the system and all external peripheral devices.
- Ensure that the disk you are adding has a different target number than
the other devices on the system.
Typically, a small switch is located at the back of the disk for
this purpose.
- Connect the disk to the system and check the physical connections.
Refer to the disk's hardware installation guide for details.
- Turn on the power to all external peripheral devices.
- Turn on the power to the system.
The system boots and displays the login prompt.
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After You Connect a Secondary Disk and Boot ...
After you boot the system, you can create slices and a disk
label on the disk. Go to SPARC: How to Create Disk Slices and Label a Disk.
SPARC: How to Create Disk Slices and Label a Disk
- Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
- Invoke the format utility.
# format
A numbered list of available disks is displayed. For more information, see format(1M).
- Type the number of the disk that you want to repartition.
Specify disk (enter its number): disk-number
disk-number is the number of the disk that you want to repartition.
- Select the partition menu.
format> partition
- Display the current partition (slice) table.
partition> print
- Start the modification process.
partition> modify
- Set the disk to all free hog.
Choose base (enter number) [0]?1
For more information about the free hog slice, see Using the Free Hog Slice.
- Create a new partition table by answering y when prompted to continue.
Do you wish to continue creating a new partition table based on
above table[yes]? y
- Identify the free hog partition (slice) and the sizes of the slices when
prompted.
When adding a system disk, you must set up slices for:
After you identify the slices, the new partition table is displayed.
For an example of creating disk slices, see Example 12-1.
- Make the displayed partition table the current partition table by answering y when
prompted.
Okay to make this the current partition table[yes]? y
If you do not want the current partition table and you want
to change it, answer no and go to Step 6.
- Name the partition table.
Enter table name (remember quotes): "partition-name"
where partition-name is the name for the new partition table.
- Label the disk with the new partition table after you have finished allocating
slices on the new disk.
Ready to label disk, continue? yes
- Quit the partition menu.
partition> q
- Verify the disk label.
format> verify
- Exit the format utility.
format> q
Example 12-1 SPARC: Creating Disk Slices and Labeling a System Disk
The following example shows the format utility being used to divide a 18-Gbyte disk
into three slices: one slice for the root (/) file system, one slice
for the swap area, and one slice for the /usr file system.
# format
AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
0. /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s0 <SUN18G cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248>
/sbus@2,0/QLGC,isp@2,10000/sd@0,0
1. /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0s0 <SUN18G cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248>
/sbus@2,0/QLGC,isp@2,10000/sd@1,0
2. /dev/rdsk/c1t8d0s0 <SUN18G cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248>
/sbus@2,0/QLGC,isp@2,10000/sd@8,0
3. /dev/rdsk/c1t9d0s0 <SUN18G cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248>
/sbus@2,0/QLGC,isp@2,10000/sd@9,0
Specify disk (enter its number): 0
selecting c1t0d0
[disk formatted]
format> partition
partition> print
partition> modify
Select partitioning base:
0. Current partition table (original)
1. All Free Hog
Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks
0 root wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
1 swap wu 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
2 backup wu 0 - 7505 16.86GB (7506/0/0) 35368272
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 usr wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
7 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
Choose base (enter number) [0]? 1
table based on above table[yes]? yes
Free Hog partition[6]? 6
Enter size of partition '0' [0b, 0c, 0.00mb, 0.00gb]: 4gb
Enter size of partition '1' [0b, 0c, 0.00mb, 0.00gb]: 4gb
Enter size of partition '3' [0b, 0c, 0.00mb, 0.00gb]:
Enter size of partition '4' [0b, 0c, 0.00mb, 0.00gb]:
Enter size of partition '5' [0b, 0c, 0.00mb, 0.00gb]:
Enter size of partition '7' [0b, 0c, 0.00mb, 0.00gb]:
Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks
0 root wm 0 - 1780 4.00GB (1781/0/0) 8392072
1 swap wu 1781 - 3561 4.00GB (1781/0/0) 8392072
2 backup wu 0 - 7505 16.86GB (7506/0/0) 35368272
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 usr wm 3562 - 7505 8.86GB (3944/0/0) 18584128
7 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
Okay to make this the current partition table[yes]? yes
Enter table name (remember quotes): "disk0"
Ready to label disk, continue? yes
partition> quit
format> verify
format> quitExample 12-2 SPARC: Creating Disk Slices and Labeling a Secondary Disk
The following example shows the format utility being used to divide a 18-Gbyte disk
into one slice for the /export/home file system.
# format /dev/rdsk/c1*
AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
0. /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s0 <SUN18G cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248>
/sbus@2,0/QLGC,isp@2,10000/sd@0,0
1. /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0s0 <SUN18G cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248>
/sbus@2,0/QLGC,isp@2,10000/sd@1,0
2. /dev/rdsk/c1t8d0s0 <SUN18G cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248>
/sbus@2,0/QLGC,isp@2,10000/sd@8,0
3. /dev/rdsk/c1t9d0s0 <SUN18G cyl 7506 alt 2 hd 19 sec 248>
/sbus@2,0/QLGC,isp@2,10000/sd@9,0
Specify disk (enter its number): 1
selecting c1t1d0
[disk formatted]
format> partition
partition> print
partition> modify
Select partitioning base:
0. Current partition table (original)
1. All Free Hog
Choose base (enter number) [0]? 1
Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks
0 root wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
1 swap wu 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
2 backup wu 0 - 7505 16.86GB (7506/0/0) 35368272
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 usr wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
7 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
Do you wish to continue creating a new partition
table based on above table[yes]? y
Free Hog partition[6]? 7
Enter size of partition '0' [0b, 0c, 0.00mb, 0.00gb]:
Enter size of partition '1' [0b, 0c, 0.00mb, 0.00gb]:
Enter size of partition '3' [0b, 0c, 0.00mb, 0.00gb]:
Enter size of partition '4' [0b, 0c, 0.00mb, 0.00gb]:
Enter size of partition '5' [0b, 0c, 0.00mb, 0.00gb]:
Enter size of partition '6' [0b, 0c, 0.00mb, 0.00gb]:
Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks
0 root wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
1 swap wu 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
2 backup wu 0 - 7505 16.86GB (7506/0/0) 35368272
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 usr wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0
7 unassigned wm 0 - 7505 16.86GB (7506/0/0) 35368272
Okay to make this the current partition table[yes]? yes
Enter table name (remember quotes): "home"
Ready to label disk, continue? y
partition> q
format> verify
format> q
# The following example shows how to use the format utility to divide a
1.15 terabyte disk with an EFI label into three slices.
# format
.
.
.
partition> modify
Select partitioning base:
0. Current partition table (original)
1. All Free Hog
Choose base (enter number) [0]? 1
Part Tag Flag First Sector Size Last Sector
0 root wm 0 0 0
1 usr wm 0 0 0
2 unassigned wm 0 0 0
3 unassigned wm 0 0 0
4 unassigned wm 0 0 0
5 unassigned wm 0 0 0
6 usr wm 0 0 0
8 reserved wm 2576924638 8.00MB 2576941021
Do you wish to continue creating a new partition
table based on above table[yes]? y
Free Hog partition[6]? 4
Enter size of partition 0 [0b, 34e, 0mb, 0gb, 0tb]:
Enter size of partition 1 [0b, 34e, 0mb, 0gb, 0tb]:
Enter size of partition 2 [0b, 34e, 0mb, 0gb, 0tb]: 400gb
Enter size of partition 3 [0b, 838860834e, 0mb, 0gb, 0tb]: 400gb
Enter size of partition 5 [0b, 1677721634e, 0mb, 0gb, 0tb]:
Enter size of partition 6 [0b, 1677721634e, 0mb, 0gb, 0tb]:
Part Tag Flag First Sector Size Last Sector
0 unassigned wm 0 0 0
1 unassigned wm 0 0 0
2 usr wm 34 400.00GB 838860833
3 usr wm 838860834 400.00GB 1677721633
4 usr wm 1677721634 428.77GB 2576924637
5 unassigned wm 0 0 0
6 unassigned wm 0 0 0
8 reserved wm 2576924638 8.00MB 2576941021
Ready to label disk, continue? yes
partition> qMore Information
After You Create Disk Slices and Label a Disk ...
After you create disk slices and label the disk, you can create
file systems on the disk. Go to SPARC: How to Create a UFS File System.
SPARC: How to Create a UFS File System
- Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
- Create a file system for each slice.
# newfs /dev/rdsk/cwtxdysz
where /dev/rdsk/cwtxdysx is the raw device for the file system to be created.
For more information about the newfs command, see Chapter 18, Creating UFS, TMPFS, and LOFS File Systems (Tasks) or newfs(1M).
- Verify the new file system by mounting it.
# mount /dev/dsk/cwtxdysz /mnt
# ls
lost+found
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After Creating a UFS File System ...
SPARC: How to Install a Boot Block on a System Disk
- Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
- Install a boot block on the system disk.
# installboot /usr/platform/`uname -i`/lib/fs/ufs/bootblk
/dev/rdsk/cwtxdys0
- /usr/platform/`uname -i`/lib/fs /ufs/bootblk
Is the boot block code.
- /dev/rdsk/cwtxdys0
Is the raw device of the root (/) file system.
For more information, see installboot(1M).
- Verify that the boot blocks are installed by rebooting the system to run
level 3.
# init 6
Example 12-3 SPARC: Installing a Boot Block on a System Disk
The following example shows how to install the boot block on an
UltraTM 10 system.
# installboot /usr/platform/sun4u/lib/fs/ufs/bootblk
/dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0
