The following included e-mail was most helpful.
>
>
> I've got an alpha box running DU V3.2C. I'd like to put a big SCSI
> drive in and need recommendations. Is there one with a convenient
> disktab, easy to setup? Thanks in advanced and I'll post summary.
>
>From rioux_at_ip6480nl.ce.utexas.edu Mon Dec 16 10:19:50 1996
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From: rioux_at_ip6480nl.ce.utexas.edu (Tom Rioux)
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Subject: Re: Call for Disk Recomendations 4Gig+
To: don (Don H. Olive)
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 96 9:19:45 CST
In-Reply-To: <9612161449.AA00855_at_andromeda.campbellsvil.edu>; from "Don H. Olive" at Dec 16, 96 9:49 am
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Status: OR
modern disk drives do not need a disktab entry; there is a scsi call to ask
the drive for it's geometry information; therefore you can do
"disklabel -rw rz3 unknown"; see the following:
To add a new disk, perform the following commands assuming SCSI bus 0,
SCSI ID 3, and ufs file system:
# cd /dev
# ./MAKEDEV rz3
# cd /sys/conf
# grep rz3 <HOSTNAME>
# grep rz3 GENERIC (if rz3 is NOT in <HOSTNAME>)
# vi <HOSTNAME> (if rz3 is NOT in <HOSTNAME>) (add rz3 after rz0)
# cp /vmunix /vmunix.sav (if rz3 is NOT in <HOSTNAME>)
# doconfig (if rz3 is NOT in <HOSTNAME>) (don't forget CDFS)
# cp /sys/<HOSTNAME>/vmunix /vmunix (if rz3 is NOT in <HOSTNAME>)
# shutdown -r now (if rz3 is NOT in <HOSTNAME>)
# cd /
# disklabel -z rz3
# disklabel -rw rz3 <disk_type> (if <disk_type> is in /etc/disktab)
# disklabel -rw rz3 unknown (if <disk_type> is NOT in /etc/disktab)
# disklabel -r rz3
# disklabel -re rz3 (if you want to edit the partitions)
# disklabel -r rz3 (if you edited the partitions)
# newfs /dev/rrz3a (as appropriate)
# newfs /dev/rrz3g (as appropriate)
# newfs /dev/rrz3h (as appropriate)
# mkdir /<dir> (make mount points as appropriate)
# vi /etc/fstab (add mounts as appropriate)
# mount /<dir> (as appropriate)
>
> I've got an alpha box running DU V3.2C. I'd like to put a big SCSI
> drive in and need recommendations. Is there one with a convenient
> disktab, easy to setup? Thanks in advanced and I'll post summary.
>
> --
> Don H. Olive, Physics Department don_at_campbellsvil.edu
> Campbellsville University http://www2.campbellsvil.edu/~don
> CPO 1265, One University Drive +1.502.789.5243 voice/+1.502.789.5170 fax
> Campbellsville KY, 42718 USA PGP: finger don_at_cygnus.campbellsvil.edu
>
--
Don H. Olive, Physics Department don_at_campbellsvil.edu
Campbellsville University http://www2.campbellsvil.edu/~don
CPO 1265, One University Drive +1.502.789.5243 voice/+1.502.789.5170 fax
Campbellsville KY, 42718 USA PGP: finger don_at_cygnus.campbellsvil.edu
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