Disk partition - Solaris

The Disk Partition tab lets you define partitions for the provisioned servers. The information you provide here becomes part of the JumpStart profile file (for Oracle Solaris 10 or earlier) or part of the Automated Installer (AI) profile.xml file (for Oracle Solaris 11 or later).

There are two ways to define a partition — by supplying a script or using the wizard:

• To supply a script, click Use script for disk partitioning. Then do one of the following:
  • Type the script directly in the input box.
  • Type the name of a local property that contains the script, enclosing the property name with double question marks.
  • Click Select Property to display a drop-down menu of available properties. Select the property that contains the script from the list. For information, see Inserting a script in a system package.
• To use the wizard, follow this procedure:

  1. Select the type of partition to define: Explicit Partition, Default Partition, or Existing Partition.

     Note

     The Existing Partition option is available only for Oracle Solaris 10 or earlier.

  2. Take one of the following actions. If you are adding a new partition, a wizard appears. If you are editing an existing partition, a tabbed window appears. Both provide the same options.
     • To create a new partition, click Add .
     • To modify an existing partition, select the partition in the Disk Partition list and click Update or Edit  .
  3. Under Slice Configuration, select one of the following slice options and then click Next.
     • Any — place the file system on any disk.
     • Disk Slice — place the file system on the slice you specify here, using one of the following formats:
        c<w>t<x>d<y>s<z> — For example: c0t0d0s0
        c<w>d<y>s<z> — For example: c0d0s0
     • Root Disk — Place the system's root disk on the slice (integer) you specify here.
  4. Under Size Options, select one of the following size options and then click Next.
     • Existing — Use the current size of the existing file system.
     • Auto — Determine the size of the file system based on the software you are installing on this server.
     • All — Have this slice use the entire disk for the file system. If you choose All, you cannot place any other file systems on this disk.
     • Free — Use the remaining unused space on the disk for the file system.
     • Specify Size — Set the size of the file system to the value (in MB) that you specify here.
     • Explicit Partition — Partition the file system explicitly, using the format:
       start:size
        where start is an integer specifying the cylinder where the slice begins, and size is the number of cylinders for the slice.
  5. Under File System Settings (Optional), select one of the following optional settings:
     • Swap — Make this slice the swap slice.
     • Overlap — Define this slice as a representation of a disk region.
     • Unnamed — Define this slice as a raw slice without a mount point name.
     • Ignore — Tell JumpStart or AI not to use or recognize this slice.
     • Mount Point — Use this mount point name for the file system, for example /var.
  6. Under Optional Parameters, select one of the following:
     • Preserve — Preserve the file system on this slice.
     • Mount Options — One or more mount options for the mount point name you specified in Mount Point.
  7. Click Finish. The partition appears in the Disk Partitions list.