EMC 300-000-978 REV A03 manual Configuring a PowerPath Native Device as the Boot Device

Configuring a PowerPath Boot Device on Solaris

Configuring a PowerPath Native Device as the Boot Device

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Partitioning the Boot Device

Partition the boot device.

1.Use the format command to verify that the sizes of the partitions on the storage system device chosen for the Solaris installation are large enough to copy the current OS partitions. Examine the partitions of the host source drive where the current OS resides:

a.At the %> prompt, enter format and press ENTER.

b.When prompted choose disk 0, press ENTER.

c.At the format> prompt, enter partition and press ENTER.

d.At the partition> prompt, enter print and press ENTER.

Sample output:

Part	Tag	Flag	Cylinders	Size
0	root	wm	0-335	24.69 MB
1	swap	wm	336-792	1169.59 MB
2	backup	um	0-5846	2.12GB
3	unassigned	wm	0	0
4	unassigned	wm	0	0
5	unassigned	wm	0	0
6	usr	wm	739-2305	561.40 MB
7	home	wm	2306-5846	1.28GB

2.Select the storage system device on which to install the Solaris operating system as follows:

a.At the partition prompt, enter quit and press ENTER to return to the format menu.

b.At the format prompt, enter disk and press ENTER.

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