scsifmt(1M) — ADMINISTRATOR COMMANDS
NAME
scsifmt − format a SCSI hard disk or floppy
SYNOPSIS
scsifmt [ −p info-file ] /dev/rdsk/∗
DESCRIPTION
scsifmt will attempt to format the specified device by invoking the dinit(1M) command with the ddef file that is correct for the device. This is done by comparing the vendor and product ID fields of the SCSI inquiry information returned from the device against the contents of the identification database file (by default /etc/scsifmt.info).
The -p option specifies the path name of an alternate identification database file.
An identification database file is composed of one or more lines, each of which identifies the information about a single device. Any line starting with a # is treated as a comment. Device entries may appear in any order and each entry is separated into five white-space separated fields.
The first field should contain the vendor ID information enbedded in double quotes. The field only needs to be long enough to uniquely identify the device.
The second field should contain the product ID information enbedded in double quotes. The field only needs to be long enough to uniquely identify the device.
The third field should contain the name of the ddef file appropriate for the entry.
The fourth field should contain the slice number associated with the ddef file. For hard disks this is typically slice 7.
The fifth field should contain a brief (30 characters or less) description of the disk embedded in quotes.
FILES
/dev/rdsk/∗
/etc/scsifmt.info