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Solstice DiskSuite 4.0 Administration Guide
Cover
Credits
Contents
Figures
Preface
1 Introduction
Getting Help
Supported Peripherals
Definition of Terms
2 Installation and Setup
Converting to Solstice DiskSuite 4.0
Preparing for Installation
Adding Packages
Viewing Installed Packages
Removing Packages
Path Requirements
Viewing AnswerBook Online Documentation
Creating Replicas of the Metadevice State Database
3 Overview of Solstice DiskSuite
Elements of the Metadisk Driver
State Database Replicas
Expanding Mounted File Systems
DiskSuite Commands and Utilities
System Files Associated with DiskSuite
4 Concatenating and Striping
Using Concatenations and Stripes
Defining Metadevice Configurations
Replacing Failed Components
Clearing Concatenations and Stripes
Hardware and Software Considerations
Examples
5 Mirroring
Operation of Mirrors
root , swap , and /usr Mirroring
Reconfiguring Submirrors
Using Mirrors for Online Backup
Examples
6 UFS Logging
Overview of UFS Logging
Setting Up UFS Logging
Creating Metatrans Namespace for Exported File Systems
How DiskSuite Commands Relate to Logging
Using Metadevices and Metamirrors
Metatrans Device States
Recovering from Device Errors
Recovering from File System Panics
7 Hot Spares
Overview of Hot Spares
Defining Hot Spares
Hot Spare Conditions to Avoid
Manipulating Hot Spare Pools
Examples
8 Disksets
Overview of Disksets
Defining Disksets
Administering Disksets
9 RAID Devices
RAID Overview
Operation of RAID
Creating RAID Metadevices
Resyncing RAID Devices
Reconfiguring RAID Devices
Checking Status
Hardware and Software Considerations
Examples
10 State Database Replicas
Overview of the State Database Replicas
Basic State Database Operation
Planning Locations of Replicas
Creating a State Database
Creating Replicas
Removing Replicas
Checking the Status of Replicas
Examples
11 Expanding a File System
File System Expansion Overview
Nonexpandable File Systems
Adding Components
The growfs Command
Examples
12 Configuration Guidelines
Performance Considerations
Availability Considerations
Capacity Considerations
Labeled Partitions
Security Considerations
Compatibility Considerations
A Solstice DiskSuite Files
Introduction
The mddb.cf File
The md.tab File
The md.cf File
The md.conf File
B Solstice DiskSuite Messages
Introduction
Error Messages
Log Messages
C Recovery From Failed Boots
Introduction
Improper /etc/vfstab Entries
Stale Metadevice Database
Boot Device Fails
D Upgrading to Other Solaris Versions
Introduction
Upgrading Solaris With Solstice DiskSuite
E Using Solstice DiskSuite 4.0 with the SPARCstorage Array 100
Installation
SSA Specific Operations
Device Naming
Configuring for Online Replacement
Mirrors
Replacing a Disk Drive in a Mirror
RAID-5 Metadevices
Replacing a Disk Drive in a RAID-5 Metadevice
F Man Pages
Introduction
Index
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