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How to create file system on USB Drive

How to create file system on USB Drive

How to create file system on USB Drive

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I have an Avaya Call Management System that runs on Solaris 10 8/11 s10x_u10wos_17b X86. I have been trying to prepare a USB storage device on the system so that I can backup my CMS data. I have tried several different devices, including SanDisk Cruzer 4G stick, SanDisk Cruzer Ultra 16G stick, Gorilla Drive 32G stick, and a Seagate 500G SATA in a USB external enclosure, all unsuccessfully. The system recognizes all of the devices, and I can create UNIX partitions on all of them using FDISK. But when I try to create the file system using the newfs command, I get the error:

"Can not determine partition size: Invalid argument"

Here's the steps I have performed, in detail...

1. # rmformat -l
Looking for devices...
1. Logical Node: /dev/rdsk/c1t4d0p0
Physical Node: /pci@0,0/pci108e,4849@1f,2/cdrom@4,0
Connected Device: TEAC DV-W28SS-V 1.0B
Device Type: DVD Reader/Writer
2. Logical Node: /dev/rdsk/c3t0d0p0
Physical Node: /pci@0,0/pci108e,4849@1d,7/storage@5/disk@0,0
Connected Device: ST950042 0AS 0002
Device Type: Removable

# fdisk /dev/rdsk/c3t0d0p0
Total disk size is 60801 cylinders
Total disk size is 60801 cylinders
Cylinder size is 16065 (512 byte) blocks

Cylinders
Partition Status Type Start End Length %
========= ====== ============ ===== === ====== ===
1 UNIX System 1 60800 60800 100

SELECT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
1. Create a partition
2. Specify the active partition
3. Delete a partition
4. Change between Solaris and Solaris2 Partition IDs
5. Exit (update disk configuration and exit)
6. Cancel (exit without updating disk configuration) Enter Selection: 5


# newfs /dev/rdsk/c3t0d0p0
newfs: construct a new file system /dev/rdsk/c3t0d0p0: (y/n)? y
Can not determine partition size: Invalid argument

# uname -a
SunOS 1243FMK02W 5.10 Generic_147441-13 i86pc i386 i86pc

# cat /etc/release
Oracle Solaris 10 8/11 s10x_u10wos_17b X86
Copyright (c) 1983, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.

Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?

===
Chuck Chamblee
ACSS (CM) | CTP | A+ ce | Security+ ce

RE: How to create file system on USB Drive

I believe you need to create a parititon in "fdisk". You can use the whole device as a single partition. Then, you give "newfs" the partition that was created in the "fdisk" command.


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