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3. To select the disk whose fdisk partition you want to change, type the disk's number.
4. From the list of Format options, select fdisk.
The disk's partition information and a list of fdisk options are displayed.
5. To change the disk's layout, choose one of the following:
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To specify a dierent active partition, press 2.
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To add another disk partition, press 1.
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To delete an unused partition, press 3.
6. To save your changes and exit the fdisk menu, press 5.
7. To exit the disk maintenance utility, select Quit from the Format options.
8. Reboot the system.
9. After the system reboots, verify that the error message no longer appears. As superuser, type
the following command:
# /sbin/biosdev
If the error message is still generated, repeat the procedure but select a dierent option in
Step 5.
10. If the system contains other identical disks with identical fdisk-partition layouts, repeat
Steps 1-9 on these disks. Otherwise, you can proceed with your Solaris installation or
upgrade.
Cannot Create a Solaris Flash Archive When Solaris
Zones Are Installed (6246943)
Starting with the current Solaris release, a Solaris Flash archive cannot be properly created when
a non-global zone is installed. The Solaris Flash feature is not currently compatible with the
Solaris containers (zones) feature.
Do not use the flar create command to create a Solaris Flash archive in these instances:
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In any non-global zone
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In the global zone if there are any non-global zones installed
If you create a Solaris Flash archive in such an instance, the resulting archive might not install
properly when the archive is deployed.
Workaround: It might be possible to create a Solaris Flash archive of a system that has installed
zones if they are all halted. For more information, see
http://opensolaris.org/os/
community/zones/faq/flar_zones/
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