The prtvtoccommand example in FIGURE 1-6on page 7 provides you information about how each disk is partitioned for a Solaris system. The device name is the "raw" device corresponding to the device name used for the output from the df command.

* /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s3 partition map
*
* Dimensions:
*512 bytes/sector
*80 sectors/track
*17 tracks/cylinder
*1360 sectors/cylinder
*3500 cylinders
*1965 accessible cylinders
*
* Flags:
*1: unmountable
*10: read-only
*
*FirstSectorLast
* PartitionTagFlagsSectorCountSectorMount Directory
2500026724002672399
3600014348001434799/export
470014348002053601640159/var
560016401604637602103919/opt
640021039205684802672399/usr

prtvtocCommand Output

FIGURE 1-6

If a disk is damaged, you can restore it and recover the filesystems to their original state, using the hardcopy information from these disk information commands.

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Disaster Recovery Choices

You have several options for recovering the operating system and whether you want to use an autochanger or a stand-alone drive. This section outlines the differences so you can decide which methods best suit your situation.

Chapter 1

Introduction

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