build_sds.txt

*
* This file contains masks to be used by the Vdbench SD parameter generation tool
*
* '#': sequence number '1' through 'n'
* '$': disk name.
* '%': slice number
*
* Any mask containing '<' and '>' will be split in two, with the
* objective of the left mask (until '<') being used for the
* first disk, and the right side of the mask (inside '<' and '>')
* being used for all other disks.  This allows the creation of a single command
* with multiple disks and command continuation characters ('\').
*
* See 'testing' below.

*

* This is the hardcoded default:
sd=sd#,lun=/dev/rdsk/$%

* Placed in a script this should label this disk
printf "label\nyes\nquit\n" | format -d $

* This results in only a list of disks:
$

* Create a file system on one disk:
printf "yes\n" | newfs /dev/dsk/$%

* Create a file system on multiple disks:
newfs </dev/dsk/$%>

* List cache status:
* If you redirect the output to 'file_x' you can scan it using
* nawk '{ if ($1 == "selecting") disk = $2; if ($3 == "Cache") print disk " " $0;}' file_x
printf "cache\nwrite_cache\ndisplay\nquit\nread_cache\ndisplay\nquit\nquit\nquit\n" | format -e -d $

* Testing:
ls -l </dev/dsk/$%>