Index

Symbols

/etc/vfstab file	33
.....improper entries	231 to 234
/rc2.d/S95SUNWmd.sync file	189
/rcS.d/S35SUNWmd.init file	189
/usr	178
.....mirroring	79 to 80

A

adding hot spares	129, 134
allocating space for replicas	22 to 35
alternate boot device	238
.....SPARC	83
.....x86	89 to 90
alternate root device	83
AnswerBook	22
assigning interlace values	59
attaching submirrors	3, 95
availability considerations	187 to 189

B

backing up nonmirrors	100 to 103
backup file	194
block address	51 to 52
.....range	40
block device name	188
boot device fails	238 to 245
bus load	60 to 61

C

capicity considerations	189
checking status of mirrors	73 to 76
clearing metadevices	47, 58 to 59
commit counter	169
compatability considerations	190
component	3
.....expanding nonmetadevice	179 to 181
.....replacing within a submirror	96
concatenated stripe	56 to 57
.....definition	3
concatenation
.....and disk geometry	60
.....and partitions on single drive	186
.....clearing	58 to 59
.....compared to striping	52
.....conceptual overview	40 to 41
.....definition	3
.....example with eight components	62
.....example with stripes	63
.....methods for defining	53
.....of metadevices	53 to 54
.....of stripes	56 to 57

.....on single component partitions	52
.....performance considerations	186
.....to RAID devices	154, 158, 162 to 164
concatenation of stripes
.....example	63
configuration storage	168
controller	170
.....and availability considerations	188
.....and RAID considerations	160
.....performance considerations	186 to 187
conversion to DiskSuite 4.0	8 to 11
creating replicas	171
customer service	2

D

data availability	187 to 189
definitions	3 to 5
detaching submirrors	3, 95
disaster recovery	194
disk drives supported	2
disk geometry	60, 160, 189
diskset
.....adding drives to	148 to 149
.....adding hosts to	148 to 149
.....administration	144 to 149
.....and database replicas	139
.....and drive partitioning	143
.....checking status	142 to 143
.....conceptual overview	45, 137 to 139
.....defining	141 to 144
.....definition	3
.....forced reservation	144 to 145
.....naming conventions	139 to 140
.....releasing	145 to 146
.....removing drives from	146 to 147
.....removing hosts from	146 to 147
.....reservation	144 to 145
.....safe reservation	144 to 145

E

enabling submirror components	97
error messages	197 to 223
......and format	197
......indication of variables	198
error threshold	97
expanding disk space	178
expanding file systems	47
......andgrowfs	49

F

failed boot device	238
failed boots
......and the/etc/vfstab file	231 to 234
file system
......expanding mounted	181 to 182
......expanding nonmetadevice	179 to 181
......expanding unmounted	182
......expanding with stripes	183
......expansion overview	177 to 178
......nonexpandable	178
......panic recovery	124
......UFS	177
format command	27, 35
fsck command	178
full resync	72

G

growfs command	47, 49, 177, 179 to 183

H

high availability	137
host name	141
hot spare
......adding	129, 134
......and checking status	132
......and themetahs command	48
......and themetastat command	75
......conceptual overview	45, 125 to 126
......conditions to avoid	128
......defining	126 to 127

.....definition	3
.....deleting	129 to 130, 134 to 135
.....enabling	131
.....order of preference	45
.....replacing	130 to 131, 135
.....states	126
hot spare pool
.....and adding hot spares	129, 134
.....and checking status	132
.....and RAID devices	156
.....and removing hot spares	129 to 130, 134 to 135
.....and replacing hot spares	130 to 131, 135
.....and themd.tab file	192 to 193
.....conceptual overview	45, 126
.....defining	127
.....definition	4
.....naming conventions	126
.....setup (example)	133

I

interlace
.....and concatenated stripes	57
.....and RAID devices	158
.....and themetastat command	75
.....assigning values	59
.....changing the value	55, 97
.....default	52
.....definition	4
.....specifying	41

L

labeled partitions	190
local diskset	138
locator block	169
lockfscommand	99, 102, 179
locking file systems	98 to 99, 102
log messages
.....and types	198
.....notice	224
.....panic	229
.....warning	226 to 228
logging
......and exported file systems	119
......and log location	112
......conceptual overview	42 to 44, 110
......definition	4
......removing	115 to 116, 118
......setting up	110 to 118
logging device	43 to 44
......and determining states	122
......and exported file systems	119
......and space required	111
......attaching	3
......creating	113
......definition	4
......detaching	3, 115 to 116, 118
......shared	110, 114 to 115

M

MANPATH variable	21
manual page listing	255 to 256
master device	43 to 44
......definition	4
md.cf file	49, 187
......description	194
md.conf file	194
md.tab file	48, 49, 53, 112
......and the state database	168
......definition	4
......description	192 to 193
mddb.cf file	50, 187
......description	191 to 192
metaclear command	47, 97
......and logging	120
metadb command	24, 32, 35, 48, 171 to 173
......and themddb.cf file	50
metadetach command	48, 95
......and logging	120
metadetachcommand	3
metadevice
......and adding components	178
......and availability considerations	188
......and creating replicas	24 to 25

.....and file system commands	52
.....and online backups	98 to 100
.....and themd.tab file	192 to 193
.....as concatenated stripes	56 to 57
.....as logging devices	121
.....clearing	47, 58 to 59
.....concatenated	53 to 54
.....conceptual overview	39
.....definition	4
.....modifying parameters	48
.....naming conventions	39
.....performance considerations	186
.....reporting status	48
.....striped	54 to 55
.....used as a raw device	52
metadevice state database
.....See also state database
.....definition	4
metadisk driver
.....conceptual structure	38
.....performance considerations	186
metadriver	4
metahs command	48, 128 to 132
metainit command	48, 53, 55, 112
.....and activating metamirrors	69
.....and hot spare pools	134
.....and logging	120
.....and mirroring/usr	80
.....and mirroringroot	82, 88
.....and mirroringswap	91
.....and state database setup	175
.....and themd.tab file	193
metamirror
.....See alsosubmirror
.....activating	69
.....and availability considerations	188
.....and capacity considerations	189
.....and expanding file systems	181 to 182
.....and failed componentreplacement	126
.....and Prestoserve	190
.....and read options	70
.....and resync options	70
.....and themd.tab file	192
......and write options	71 to 72
......as logging devices	121
......conceptual overview	41 to 42
......defining	70 to 72
......definition	4
......modifying parameters	48
......naming conventions	42
......size information	74
metaoffline command	48, 95 to 96
metaonline command	48, 73, 95 to 96
metaparam command	48, 97, 127, 128, 131 to 132
metareplace command	48, 57, 96
metaroot command	48, 82, 88
metaset command	141
......adding disksets	142
metastat command	48, 73 to 76
......and checking a resync	106 to 107
......and logging	120
......sample output	73, 105 to 107
metasync command	49, 153
metatrans device	43 to 44
......and creating namespace	119 to 120
......and error recovery	122 to 124
......and exported file systems	119
......and file system commands	111
......and file system panics	124
......and panic recovery	124
......and themd.tabfile	110
......creating	113 to ??, 113, ?? to 113
......definition	4
......determining states	122
......methods for defining	112
......naming conventions	43
metattach command	3, 49, 72, 95, 178, 181 to 183
......and logging	120
mirroring
....../usr	79 to 80
......and availability considerations	187
......and capacity considerations	189
......and checking status	73 to 76
......and multiple copies on a singledrive	186

.....and online backups	98 to 100
.....and read options	70
.....and resync options	70
.....and resyncing	72 to 73
.....and themd.tab file	66
.....and thevfstab file	231
.....and write options	71 to 72
.....components on the same disk	65
.....conceptual overview	41 to 42, 65 to 68
.....definition	4
.....existing file system (example)	103 to 105
.....existing file systems	77
.....performance considerations	186
.....root	81 to 89
.....swap	91 to 92
.....swap partitions	189
mkfs command	179
mount command
.....and metatrans devices	111

N

naming conventions
.....disksets	139 to 140
.....for logging devices	43
.....for master devices	43
.....for metadevices	39
.....for metamirrors	42
.....for metatrans devices	43, 110
newfs command	42
nonexpandable file systems	178
notice log messages	224

O

online backups	98 to 103
Online: Backup product	190
optimized resync	72

P

panic log messages	229
parallel writes	71
parity partition	152
partition
......and concatenations on a singledrive	186
......labeled	190
......striping different sizes	59
......swap	25 to 32
......used for replicas	170
partition command	28
pass number	74
......changing	97
path requirements	21 to 22
PATH variable	21
performance considerations	185 to 187
peripherals supported	2
pkgadd command	13
pkginfo command	20
pkgrm command	21
Prestoserve	190
protection against data loss	168
prtvtoc command	34

R

RAID
......and checking status	156 to 157
......and component geometry	160
......and concatenation	154, 158, 162 to 164
......and creating devices	153
......and degraded deviceperformance	159
......and interlace values	158
......and Level 5 support	151 to 152
......and mixing components	159
......and parity partitioning	152
......and replacing components	155
......and resyncing devices	153 to 154
......and supported operations	152
......and write performance	159
......component error recovery	164 to 166
......conceptual overview	45 to 46, 151 to 152
......defining devices	153

.....definition	5
.....device definition example	161 to 162
.....device states	157
.....hardware considerations	158 to 160
.....hot spare pool association	156
.....software considerations	158 to 160
raw device name	188
read options	70, 74, 186
.....changing	97
reconfiguring submirrors	94 to 98
releasing disksets	145 to 146
removing
.....hot spares	129 to 130, 134 to 135
.....replicas	172
removing Online: DiskSuite product	21
replacing
.....components	57 to 58
.....hot spares	130 to 131, 135
.....submirror components	96
replicas
.....See also state database
.....and capacity considerations	189
.....and checking status	173
.....and methods of placement	23
.....and planning locations	170
.....and reserved space	167
.....conceptual overview	46 to 47, 167 to 169
.....creating	171
.....creating in swap partition	25 to 32
.....creating on metadevicecomponents	24 to 25
.....creating on unused partitions	33 to 35
.....definition	5
.....minimum number	170
.....missing	234
.....removing	172
.....setup on a new system (example)	174
.....setup on an existing system	175
reserve command	144
resync
.....optimized	5
.....partial	5
......region	5, 42
resync options	70
resyncing mirrors	72 to 73
resyncing RAID devices	153 to 154
resyncing submirrors	49
root
......mirroring	81 to 89
......unmirroring	92 to 94
root file system	178

S

security considerations	190
serial writes	71
shareall command	12
shared diskset	138
shared logging device	44
sharing logging devices	114 to 115
slice,See partition
SPARCstorage Array	251 to 254
stale database	234 to 237
startup files	189
state database
......See also replicas
......and adding replicas	171
......and capacity considerations	189
......and checking replica status	173
......and creating replicas	22 to 35
......and disksets	139
......and removing replicas	172
......and reserved space	167
......and themddb.cf file	192
......basic operation	169 to 170
......commit counter	169
......conceptual overview	46 to 47, 167 to 169
......creation	171
......definition	5
......locator block	169
......setup on a new system (example)	174
......setup on an existing system	175
......stale	234 to 237

stripe
.....See also striping
.....and capacity considerations	189
.....and file system expansion	183
.....clearing	58 to 59
.....concatenated	56 to 57
.....definition	5
.....methods for defining	53
.....of different size partitions	59
.....performance considerations	186
striped metadevices	54 to 57
striping
.....See also stripe
.....and bus load	60 to 61
.....and controllers	60
.....and disk geometry	60
.....compared to concatenation	52
.....conceptual overview	40 to 41
.....example with three components	61 to 62
.....metadevices	54 to 55
submirror
.....See alsometamirror
.....adding (example)	105 to 106
.....and availability considerations	188
.....and enabling components	97
.....and file system expansion	178
.....and hot spare pools	131 to 132
.....and Prestoserve	190
.....and replacing components	96
.....and resyncing	72 to 73
.....attaching	95
.....changing parameters	97
.....conceptual overview	42
.....definition	5
.....detaching	3, 48, 95
.....offlining	48, 95 to 96
.....onlining	95 to 96
.....possible states	74
.....resuming access	48
.....resyncing	49
submirrors
.....replacement of components	48
swap
.....mirroring	91 to 92
......unmirroring	92 to 94
swap partition	178
......and creating replicas	25 to 32
......mirroring	189
system files	49, 191 to 195

T

technical support	2

U

UFS logging
......and determining device states	122
......and DiskSuite commands	120
......and exported file systems	119
......and log location	112
......and shared devices	114 to 115
......conceptual overview	42 to 44, 110
......definition	5
......removing	115 to 116, 118
......setting up	110 to 118
ufsdump command	111
ufsrestore command	111
umount command	178
......and metatrans devices	111
unlocking file systems	100, 102
unmirroring
......file systems	77 to 78
......root andswap	92 to 94
upgrading Solaris	247 to 249
upgrading to DiskSuite 4.0	8 to 11

V

variables in error messages	198
vfstab file	180

W

warning log messages	226 to 228
write options	71 to 72, 74
......changing	97