8.8. Other Operating Systems
Solaris is the only other operating system that has a module for managing disks and partitions, however there are several differences between Linux and Solaris:
Every Solaris disk has exactly 8 partitions, some of which may have no extent if they are not being used. Partitions never need to be created or deleted and there are no extended or logical partitions.
When editing a Solaris partition, its extents can be changed without needing to delete and recreate it. This will, however, almost certainly result in the loss of data on the partition.
Every partition has a type that indicates what it is used for. The root type is usually for the root directory filesystem, the swap type is for virtual memory, the usr type is ...
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