Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:10:47 +0200 From: Danny Braniss <danny@cs.huji.ac.il> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, r00t_0101@yahoo.com Subject: Re: BSD/Linux slices like Solaris' Solstice DiskSuite Message-ID: <E1GaqOt-000NRs-7f@cs1.cs.huji.ac.il> In-Reply-To: <200610200810.k9K8AwBM063342@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <200610200810.k9K8AwBM063342@lurza.secnetix.de>
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> r00t_0101 <r00t_0101@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Does anyone know how to create a true slice on a BSD/Linux node. > > I know that Solaris uses Solstice DiskSuite or some type of volume > > management where you are able to reboot to a particular partition > > through command-line instead of manual reboot. So whith that said, my > > goal is to create multiple slices (FreeBSD, Linux 6.x, Linux 7.x, etc > > ...) where I could ssh into a node to be able to reboot into another > > partition based on my work environment. This would be useful due to > > working remotely with different environments. > > I'm not sure I understand your question correctly. Use the > fdisk(8) utility to create slices on FreeBSD (you can also > use sysinstall(8) if you prefer a gaily colored interface). > > To change the active slice to, say, the third one, use the > command "fdisk -a 3 /dev/yourdisk". That will request for > confirmation interactively. To do it non-interactively > (e.g. in a script), use "echo a 3 | fdisk -f - /dev/...". I use 'bsdlabel -s[1234] /dev/mydisk' all the time when changing between 'slices' danny
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