Installation Manual

Creating a UFS File System 27
Storage Management
2. At the # prompt, enter newfs options /dev/rdsk/slice_name, and press Return to
create a UFS file system on the partition.
Solaris prompts you to confirm the request:
newfs: construct a new file system /dev/rdsk/slice_name: (y/n)?
3. Enter y and press Return.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3 to create UFS file systems on additional partitions.
Note To make a VERITAS File System (VxFS), enter the following command:
# mkfs -F vxfs /dev/rdsk/device partition_size