(Need Help) confusing format on solaris 10

UNIX Solaris
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Hi All,

Very need help about format syntax on solaris 10.

I have done install Solaris 10 OS on sun fire v245 but currently i have a problem to use "format" command to display partition info for my hard drive.
i cannot enter the format menu, below is captured display :

# format
Searching for disks...done

AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
0. c1t0d0 <SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424>
/pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@a/pci@0/pci@8/scsi@1/sd@0,0
1. c1t1d0 <SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424>
/pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@a/pci@0/pci@8/scsi@1/sd@1,0
2. c1t2d0 <SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424>
/pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@a/pci@0/pci@8/scsi@1/sd@2,0
3. c1t3d0 <SUN72G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 424>
/pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@a/pci@0/pci@8/scsi@1/sd@3,0
Specify disk (enter its number): 0
selecting c1t0d0
[disk formatted]

after i run format command and choose disk 0 the display stuck on "[disk formatted]"

any idea ?

please help

Thank you and regards,

bucci

2

Formatted DOES NOT mean everything in the disk in deleted. This is the 4th time am explaining someone (3 times at work and now to u :-))

Formatting means the Disk has been formatted in a way in which FS can be built. In your case the FS is already built and the disk is formatted. It might even contain data but still the disk IS formatted

Also if you buy a new disk and fit it in and check your format output wont say the disk is formatted until and unless the manufacturers really have formatted the disk and given it to you

Again this is my understanding and it might be wrong

~Sage

3

Eg:

bash-3.00# prtconf -pv | grep boot
boot-retained-page:
bootargs: 00
bootpath: '/pci@1c,600000/scsi@2/disk@1,0:a'
auto-boot-on-error?: 'false'
auto-boot?: 'true'
boot-command: 'boot'
diag-device: 'boot1'
boot-file:
boot-device: 'boot1'
error-reset-recovery: 'boot'
boot1: '/pci@1c,600000/scsi@2/disk@0,0'
boot2: '/pci@1c,600000/scsi@2/disk@1,0'
bash-3.00# uname -a
SunOS xxxxx 5.10 Generic_125100-10 sun4u sparc SUNW,Sun-Fire-V240
bash-3.00# format
Searching for disks...done

AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
0. c0t0d0 <SUN36G cyl 24620 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107>
/pci@1c,600000/scsi@2/sd@0,0
1. c0t1d0 <SUN36G cyl 24620 alt 2 hd 27 sec 107>
/pci@1c,600000/scsi@2/sd@1,0
Specify disk (enter its number): 1
selecting c0t1d0
[disk formatted]

As you see, i am booted from the disj c0t1d0 and format says it is formated

~Sage

4

Hi Sage,

Thank you for your response, I still confusing why in other server which have formatted disk and mirrored can run "format" command and can display the partition information?

the purpose that i want is display partition information and change partition on disk 2 and 3.

any idea?

Please advice

Thank you

Best Regards,

bucci

5

Oops didnt see the last part - so the format command hangs..

did u check dmesg and find out if there is anything wrong with that disk

why dont u umount the disk, run an fsck -y and then try

~Sage

6

I have checked the disk is ok, before happen like this, i have done with install new solaris 10 and do mirroring on disk 0 and disk 1. the mirroring until now is normally dont have any system error messages.

please advice

Thanks and regards,

bucci

7

Hi, Could you please tell me how to find last applied patch with date on Solaris.

8

Why didnt you create a seperate thread for it?

cd /var/sadm/patch; ls -lrtd ./*

~s4g3