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Appendix D: Creating a System Disk From the PROM Monitor
12. Choose a standard system disk partition layout. Follow these directions:
Choose rootdrive.
----- please choose one (? for help, .. to quit this menu)-----
[ro]otdrive [o]ptiondrive [e]xpert
[u]srrootdrive [re]size
fx/repartition> rootdrive
fx/repartition/rootdrive: type of data partition = (xfs) <Enter>
You see the following warning message:
Warning: You will need to re-install all software and restore user data from
backups after changing the partition layout. Changing partitions will cause all
data on the drive to be lost. Be sure you have the drive backed up if it contains any
user data. Continue?
13. Enter ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ after the warning message.
Yes or No
If you choose yes, you see the following:
----- partitions-----
part type blocks Megabytes (base+size)
0: xfs 3024 + 1976184 1 + 965
1: raw 1979208 + 81648 966 + 40
8: volhdr 0 + 3024 0 + 1
10: volume 0 [phone] + 1006
capacity is 2061108 blocks
The above numbers vary depending on the size of the drive.
To exit fx and go back to the System Maintenance Menu, enter
‘../exit’ at the fx prompt as shown below:
----- please choose one (? for help, .. to quit this menu)-----
[ro]otdrive [o]ptiondrive [e]xpert
[u]srrootdrive [r]esize
fx/repartition> ../exit
See “Installing a New Version of the Operating System” on page 321 for instructions on
completing your task.