Preface
- This document describes the Alternate Pathing (AP) feature of the Ultra Enterprise 10000 system.
Who Should Use This Book
- This manual is intended for the Ultra Enterprise 10000 system administrator. It assumes that you have a working knowledge of UNIX(R) systems, particularly those based on the Solaris operating environment. If you do not have such knowledge, refer to the SolarisTM User and System Administrator AnswerBooks provided with this system.
How This Book Is Organized
- This document contains the following chapters:
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Chapter 1, "Introduction to Alternate Pathing," introduces AP.
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Chapter 2, "Overview of AP Operations," provides examples of typical AP command sequences.
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Chapter 3, "Managing the AP Database," covers the AP database operations.
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Chapter 4, "Using Meta-Disks and Disk Pathgroups," describes metadisks, disk pathgroups, and how to use them.
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Chapter 5, "Using AP Boot Devices," covers unattended system boot issues.
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Chapter 6, "Using Meta-Networks and Network Pathgroups," describes metanetworks, network pathgroups, and how to use them.
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Chapter 7, "Interaction Between AP and DR," describes how Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) and Alternate Pathing (AP) work together.
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Chapter 8, "VxVM / AP Interaction," covers extra steps necessary for using VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) in conjunction with AP.
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Chapter 9, "AP Commands," introduces all AP commands.
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Chapter 10, "AP Components," describes the underlying AP architecture.
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Chapter 11, "Driver Layers," describes the underlying AP drivers.
Related Documentation
- See also:
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What Typographic Changes Mean
- The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
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Table P-1
| Typeface or Symbol | Meaning | Example |
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| AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output | Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% You have mail. |
| AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output |
machine_name%su
Password:
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| AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value | To delete a file, type rm filename. |
| AaBbCc123 | Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized | Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this. |
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
- The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
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Table P-2
| Shell | Prompt |
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| C shell prompt | machine_name% |
| C shell superuser prompt | machine_name# |
| Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
| Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |
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