Chapter 30

Managing Disks Topics

This topic map lists the chapters that provide information on managing disks.

Chapter 31, Managing Disks (Overview)	Provides an overview of Solaris disk slices and an introduction to the `format` utility.
Chapter 32, Administering Disks (Tasks)	Provides step-by-step instructions for formatting a disk, examining disk labels, and repairing a defective disk sector.
Chapter 33, SPARC: Adding a Disk (Tasks)	Provides step-by-step instructions for adding a disk to a SPARC based system.
Chapter 34, IA: Adding a Disk (Tasks)	Provides step-by-step instructions for adding a disk to an IA based system.
Chapter 35, The `format` Utility (Reference)	Provides a description of the `format` utility's menu and commands. This chapter also includes information about the `format.dat` file, rules for providing input to `format` commands, and instructions on using the help facility.