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Partitioning disks with the format command

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Partitioning disks with the format command

To use the format command to partition a disk, do the following steps:

1.Enter: # format

A menu of disks displays. You are asked to select one.

2.Enter the menu number of the disk to be partitioned. A list of commands displays, followed by the format> prompt.

3.Enter: format> partition

The partition> prompt displays.

4.Enter: partition> print

The partition table displays and partition> returns.

5.Enter the number of the partition to be configured. The system begins a series of prompts for partitioning information. Answer according to the CMS version, disk type (boot or nonboot), and disk size you are partitioning.

Partitioning (Note: Never change the default size of the overlap slice!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CMS R3V8

 

 

 

 

 

CMS R3V8

9.1-GB Disk

 

 

 

 

 

SCSI (E3000)

 

 

 

 

 

4.2-GB Disk

 

 

 

 

 

and FC-AL (E

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3500)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disk

Part

Tag

Flag

Size

Starting

Size

Starting

Type

(cyl.)

Cylinder

(cyl.)

Cylinder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Boot

0

boot disk 1: / or root

wm

1023

0

616

0

 

 

boot disk 2: unassigned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

unassigned

wm

7

1023

7

616

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

overlap or backup

wm

3880

0

4924

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

unassigned

wm

1879

1030

3716

623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

swap

wm

971

2909

585

4339

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5-7

unassigned

wm

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonboot

0

unassigned

wm

2

0

2

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

unassigned

wm

3878

2

4922

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

overlap or backup

wm

3880

0

4924

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3-7

unassigned

wm

0

0

0

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lucent Technologies 585-210-940 manual Partitioning disks with the format command, Enter # format, Fc-Al E
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585-210-940 specifications

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