Figure 1: mfsck example with nonexistent disk

# mfsck task.file
The Current Process ID = 949
File name extensions will contain this as identification
>Creating Log File: /usr2/local2/adm/publish/sysadm/fsck/fsck.log.949.1
Checking:  /dev/rdsk/c8t0d0s3  exists
prtvtoc: /dev/rdsk/c8t0d0s3: No such file or directory
ERROR>/dev/rdsk/c8t0d0s3  is missing
> Done reading from Task File: task.file
> > > Waiting For ALL Processes to Complete
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All recorded background processes have completed
Scanning for partitions that were not found; unable to check
Partitions NOT found if entries follow:

Found Startup Problems With:
/dev/rdsk/c8t0d0s3  is missing ;

>Do You Want to Remove all Log Files
>This will delete all files with log in the file name
>Proceed (Y/N) ?
y
>Removing Log Files
>Removing all Work-In-Progress Files
>Removing all Check Files
>Removing the Control File: fsck.cntl.949
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