Editing Solaris 10 System Administration Part I (section)

=== Replace fdisk partition tables on x86/x64 systems ===

fdisk command enables user to:
* view & modify fdisk partition tables on disk
* save fdisk partition table to file
* replace fdisk partition table on disk with file of saved partition table info

view fdisk partition table
# fdisk -W - /dev/rdsk/[disk name]

fdisk commands lists disk geometry, all possible partition types & their corresponding ID values, & current defined fdisk partitions

Save fdisk partition table info to a file

Example:
# fdisk -W [file to save partition table info] /dev/rdsk/[specify fdisk partition 0 of correct disk]

Replace fdisk partition table on disk with save info

Example:
# fdisk -F [file of partition table info] /dev/rdsk/[specify fdisk partition 0 of correct disk]

-F option will zero out VTOC on Solaris partition if fdisk partition table changes