"format: Command not found."

[fluxnull]

Why is there no format command?

[root@freenas] ~# format

CORRECT>mformat (y|n|e|a)? no
format: Command not found.
[root@freenas] ~# which format
format: Command not found.
[root@freenas] ~# ls /usr/sbin
./ ftp-proxy* mtest* rtadvctl*
../ fwcontrol* mtree* rtadvd*
ac* gensnmptree* ndp* rtprio*
accton* getextattr* newsyslog* rtsold*
acpiconf* getfmac* nfscbd* sa*
acpidb* getpmac* nfsd* sendmail@
acpidump* gssd* nfsdumpstate* service*
adduser* gstat* nfsrevoke* services_mkdb*
amd* hlfsd* nfsuserd* setextattr*
amq* hoststat@ ngctl* setfib*
arp* i2c* nghook* setfmac*
asf* iasl* nologin* setfsmac*
authpf* idprio* ntp-keygen* setpmac*
boot0cfg* ifmcstat* ntpd* sicontrol*
bootparamd* inetd* ntpdate* smbmsg*
bootpef* iostat* ntpdc* snapinfo*
bootptest* ip6addrctl* ntptime* sntp*
bsnmpd* ipfwpcap* ntptrace* spkrtest*
burncd* jail* pciconf* spray*
callbootd* jexec* periodic* sshd*
cdcontrol* jls* pkg_add* swapinfo*
chkgrp* kbdcontrol* pkg_create* syslogd*
chown* kbdmap* pkg_delete* tcpdchk*
chroot* keyserv* pkg_info* tcpdmatch*
ckdist* kgmon* pkg_updating* tcpdrop*
clear_locks* kldxref* pkg_version* tcpdump*
cpucontrol* kstash* pmcannotate* timed*
crashinfo* ktutil* pmccontrol* timedc*
cron* lastlogin* pmcstat* traceroute*
daemon* lmcconfig* powerd* traceroute6*
dconschat* lockstat* procctl* trpt*
devinfo* lptcontrol* pstat* tzsetup*
digictl* l***tattr* purgestat@ uathload*
diskinfo* mailwrapper* pw* ugidfw*
dtrace* makefs* pwd_mkdb* uhsoctl*
dtruss* memcontrol* quot* usbconfig*
dumpcis* mergemaster* quotaoff* usbdump*
edquota* mfiutil* quotaon* vidcontrol*
extattrctl* mixer* rarpd* vidfont*
faithd* mk-amd-map* repquota* vipw*
fdcontrol* mld6query* rip6query* wake*
fdformat* mlxcontrol* rmextattr* watch*
fdread* mount_fusefs@ rmt* watchdog*
fdwrite* mount_ntfs-fuse@ rmuser* watchdogd*
fifolog_create* mount_portalfs* route6d* wire-test*
fifolog_reader* mount_smbfs* rpc.lockd* zdb*
fifolog_writer* mountd* rpc.statd* zdump*
fixmount* moused* rpc.umntall* zic*
flowctl* mptable* rpcbind* zzz*
fsinfo* mptutil* rrenumd*
[root@freenas] ~#

 

[jgreco]

Why would there be a format command?

You don't expect to get a helpful answer with such a question, do you?

 

[ben]

FreeNAS creates volumes formatted as they need to be. If you need to zero a disk, you can do it manually or through the GUI.

So, to clarify: What is the problem you're trying to solve?

 

[fluxnull]

I was following an offsite set of instructions in the post RAID10 on freeNAS 8.3.0 the site that was referenced http://www.zfsbuild.com/category/configuration/. I realize now that I believe he was using Solaris in his steps. I was expecting that there should be a \usr\sbin\format command. I was trying to get the list of disks.

 

[jgreco]

"camcontrol devlist" is generally suitable for acquiring the list of devices, as well as just going into the GUI under storage and asking it to list the disks.

 

[fluxnull]

Thank you for the command it worked. Additionally I was seeing in view disks there are two disks ending with the <diskname>p2.n0p what are these? I rebuilt my Freenas box last night and again I have two the two p2.n0p disks. I checked in the volume manager and theres they don't appear there. When I run zpool status in the shell they dont show there.

 

[paleoN]

It's how to get the disks to use 4K formatting as most lie about their sector sizes. You don't see this with the initial mirror as it gets exported/imported and destroys the .nop device during the process. FreeNAS can't assume you aren't using the initial mirror afterwards and the .nops stick around until a reboot.