

You can also use the format -e command to reapply a VTOC label You should review the important information in Restrictions of the EFI Disk Label before attempting to apply an You can use the format -e command to apply an EFI label toĪ disk if the system is running the appropriate Oracle Solaris release. In addition, you can use the format -e command to label a disk 2 TB Your systems, managing disks will be the same as in previous Solaris releases. If you are only using disks smaller than 2 TB on The VTOC label is still available for disks less than 2 terabytes The Oracle Solaris ZFS file system supports file systems greater than 1 TB in size. The following file system products support file systems greater than 1 TB in This release also includes updatedĭisk utilities for managing disks greater than 2 TB in size. The EFI label provides support for physical disks and virtual disk volumes thatĪre greater than 2 TB in size. Slices will be unavailable because the OS has no way of “knowing” about If you fail to label a disk after you create slices, the The Extensible Firmware Interface GUID Partition Table (EFI GPT) disk label is also available for disks less than 2 TB. SMI – The traditional VTOC label for disks that are less than 2 TB in size.ĮFI – Provides support for disks that are larger than 2 TB. The Oracle Solaris release supports the following two disk labels: To write slice information onto the disk. ( Volume Table of Contents) on a disk with a VTOC label. This information is called the disk's label.Īnother term that is used to described the disk label is the VTOC The disk's controller, geometry, and slices. About Disk LabelsĪ special area of every disk is set aside for storing information about

Copying Files and File Systems (Tasks)įor additional information, see the product information from your disk's manufacturer. Configuring Additional Swap Space (Tasks)Ģ0. Creating and Mounting File Systems (Tasks)ġ9. Configuring and Managing the Oracle Solaris Internet Storage Name Service (iSNS)ġ8. Configuring Storage Devices With COMSTARġ5. Troubleshooting Problems With EFI Disk Labelsġ4. Installing a System With an EFI-Labeled Disk Support for EFI-Labeled Disks on x86 Systems Comparison of the EFI Label and the VTOC Label
