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                                                                   dpf(7)



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        dpf                                                  Special File
        Eclipse MV/family disk subsystem
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        DESCRIPTION

        A dpf disk subsystem consists of a disk controller with up to 4
        physical units on that controller.  The units supported are as
        follows:
                     Model #   Size
                     6060      96 Mbyte removable disk
                     6061      190 Mbyte removable disk
                     6067      50 Mbyte removable disk
                     6122      277 Mbyte removable disk
                     6160      73 Mbyte non-removable disk
                     6161      147 Mbyte non-removable disk
                     6214      602 Mbyte non-removable disk

        A physical disk unit may be accessed directly via the special
        file nodes in /dev/pdsk and /dev/rpdsk.  These nodes are named in
        the form:

           /dev/[r]pdsk/c<n>d<m>

        where <n> is the octal hardware device code of the controller and
        <m> is the unit on the controller.  The nodes in /dev/pdsk
        provide access as a block special device as described in dsk(7).
        The nodes in /dev/rpdsk provide access as a character special
        device as described in rdsk(7).  When accessing a disk through a
        /dev/pdsk or /dev/rpdsk node, the operating system performs no
        bad block remapping.


        FILES

        /dev/pdsk/*

        /dev/rpdsk/*


        SEE ALSO

        dsk(7), rdsk(7).









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