Chapter 2: Performing Disk Administration Procedures

The major sections in this chapter are:

• "Listing the Disks on a System With hinv"

• "Formatting and Initializing a Disk With fx"

• "Adding Files to the Volume Header With dvhtool"

• "Removing Files in the Volume Header With dvhtool"

• "Displaying a Disk's Partitions With prtvtoc"

• "Repartitioning a Disk With xdkm"

• "Repartitioning a Disk With fx"

• "Creating Device Files With MAKEDEV"

• "Creating Device Files With mknod"

• "Creating Mnemonic Names for Device Files With ln"

• "Creating a System Disk From the PROM Monitor"

• "Creating a New System Disk From IRIX"

• "Creating a New System Disk by Cloning"

• "Adding a New Option Disk"

Listing the Disks on a System With hinv

Formatting and Initializing a Disk With fx

Adding Files to the Volume Header With dvhtool

Removing Files in the Volume Header With dvhtool

Displaying a Disk's Partitions With prtvtoc

Repartitioning a Disk With xdkm

Repartitioning a Disk With fx

Creating Device Files With MAKEDEV

Creating Device Files With mknod

Creating Mnemonic Names for Device Files With ln

Creating a System Disk From the PROM Monitor

Creating a New System Disk From IRIX

Creating a New System Disk by Cloning

Adding a New Option Disk