To display a physical device name
# ls -l /dev/dsk/c0d1s0
# ls -l /dev/rdsk/c0d1s0
Instance names are abbreviated names assigned by the kernel for each device on the system. An instance name is a shortened name for the physical device name.
# cat /etc/path_to_inst ==> to view the physical name and instance name of devices
# prtconf ==> to display the system’s configuration information
# format ==> to display both logical and physical device names
Ctrl+d - to exit the format utility
Disk Partition Tables
# format
format> verify ==> to read a disks VTOC (Volume Table of Contents)
# prtvtoc /dev/dsk/c0d1s0 ==> to read a disks VTOC
# prtvtoc /dev/dsk/c0d1s2
Relabeling a Disk
# prtvtoc /dev/dsk/c0d1s2 > /var/tmp/c0d1.vtoc ==> to save a disk’s VTOC to a file
To relabel a disk
# fmthard -s /var/tmp/c0d1.vtoc /dev/rdsk/c0d1s2
To initialize the VTOC of a disk
# fmthard -s /dev/null /dev/rdsk/c0d1s2
# fdisk -W - /dev/rdsk/c0d1p0 ==> to view fdisk partition table details
# fdisk -W /var/tmp/c0d1p0 /dev/rdsk/c0d1p0 ==> to save fdisk partition details to a file
# fdisk -F /var/tmp/c0d1p0 /dev/rdsk/c0d1p0 ==> to restore fdisk partition table
Solaris Management Console
# smc & ==> to start Solaris Management Console
# /etc/init.d/init.wbem status ==> to determine if SMC server is running
# /etc/init.d/init.wbem stop ==> to stop the SMC server
# /etc/init.d/init.wbem start ==> to start the SMC server
