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Partitioning disks with the format command 76
Partitioning disks with the
format
command 3
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
4.2-GB Disk
CMS R3V8
9.1-GB Disk
SCSI (E3000)
and FC-AL (E
3500)
Disk
Type
Part Tag Flag
Size
(cyl.)
Starting
Cylinder
Size
(cyl.)
Starting
Cylinder
Boot 0
boot disk 1:
/ or root
boot disk 2:
unassigned
wm 1023 0 616 0
1 unassigned wm 7 1023 7 616
2overlap
or
backup wm 3880 0 4924 0
3 unassigned wm 1879 1030 3716 623
4 swap wm 971 2909 585 4339
5-7unassignedwm0000
Nonboot0unassignedwm2020
1 unassigned wm 3878 2 4922 2
2overlap
or
backup wm 3880 0 4924 0
3-7unassignedwm0000