Scott McClung <sc...@mcclung.com> writes: > * Boyd Adamson (boyd-adam...@usa.net) [090507 19:23]: >> # format -e >> >> <select disk> >> >> format> label >> >> It will ask what label type you want. Choose "SMI". > > Unfortunately, for LUNs greater than 1TB, I don't think there is any > way you can do that. > >>From http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-5093/disksconcepts-14?a=view: > > "The VTOC label is still available for disks less than 1 terabyte in > size. If you are only using disks smaller than 1 terabyte on your > systems, managing disks will be the same as in previous Solaris > releases. In addition, you can use the format -e command to label a > disk less than 1 terabyte with an EFI label." > > We worked around this in SunOS 5.9 by making smaller LUNs (presented > from a SAN in our case.) >
As of build 99 that limit is 2TB, not 1. http://opensolaris.org/os/community/on/flag-days/pages/2008091102/ >> "SOBRAL Thiago" <thiago.sob...@accor.com.br> writes: >> >> > Searching the internet, I found that I need to change from EFI to SMI. >> > >> > >> > >> > I tried to follow the tips, but it didn??t work. >> > >> > >> > >> > Could you please help me ? >> > >> > >> > >> > Sobral >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> > >> > De: opensolaris-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org >> > [mailto:opensolaris-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org] Em nome de SOBRAL >> > Thiago >> > Enviada em: quinta-feira, 7 de maio de 2009 16:34 >> > Para: opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org >> > Assunto: [osol-discuss] Solaris disk label >> > >> > >> > >> > Hi everyone, >> > >> > >> > >> > Please, I need to create a new volume in the 6540 StorageTek Array and an >> > old >> > LUN has this label: >> > >> > >> > >> > partition> p >> > >> > Current partition table (original): >> > >> > Total disk cylinders available: 24248 + 2 (reserved cylinders) >> > >> > >> > >> > Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks >> > >> > 0 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 >> > >> > 1 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 >> > >> > 2 backup wu 0 - 24247 47.36GB (24248/0/0) 99319808 >> > >> > 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 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 >> > >> > 7 - wu 0 - 24247 47.36GB (24248/0/0) 99319808 >> > >> > >> > >> > But a new LUN that I created brought the label below: >> > >> > >> > >> > partition> p >> > >> > Current partition table (original): >> > >> > Total disk sectors available: 2571192286 + 16384 (reserved sectors) >> > >> > >> > >> > Part Tag Flag First Sector Size Last Sector >> > >> > 0 usr wm 34 1.20TB 2571192286 >> > >> > >> > 1 unassigned 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 unassigned wm 0 0 0 >> > >> > 8 reserved wm 2571192287 8.00MB 2571208670 >> > >> > >> > >> > How can I change to the first LUN format with seven slices? >> > >> > >> > >> > Cheers, >> > >> > >> > >> > Thiago Sobral >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > opensolaris-discuss mailing list >> > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org >> _______________________________________________ >> opensolaris-discuss mailing list >> opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
