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Oracle Solaris 11.1 Administration: Devices and File Systems Oracle Solaris 11.1 Information Library |
1. Managing Removable Media (Tasks)
2. Writing CDs and DVDs (Tasks)
4. Dynamically Configuring Devices (Tasks)
5. Managing USB Devices (Tasks)
6. Using InfiniBand Devices (Overview/Tasks)
9. Administering Disks (Tasks)
11. Configuring Storage Devices With COMSTAR (Tasks)
12. Configuring and Managing the Oracle Solaris Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)
13. The format Utility (Reference)
format Menu and Command Descriptions
Rules for Input to format Commands
Specifying Numbers to format Commands
Specifying format Command Names
Specifying Disk Names to format Commands
Getting Help on the format Utility
14. Managing File Systems (Overview)
15. Creating and Mounting File Systems (Tasks)
16. Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)
17. Copying Files and File Systems (Tasks)
You must assume the root role or become an administrator to use the format utility. See How to Use Your Assigned Administrative Rights in Oracle Solaris 11.1 Administration: Security Services, Otherwise, the following error message is displayed when you try to use the format utility:
$ format Searching for disks...done No permission (or no disks found)!