BSD/Linux slices like Solaris' Solstice DiskSuite

[Danny Braniss]

> r00t_0101 <r00t_0101 at 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