However, zfs is so much better and easier to setup. How to mirror soft partitions in solaris 10 807557 jul 16, 2009 8. For root mirroring in solaris,see full information. Beginners guide to solaris 11 image packaging system ips the. Svm root encapsulation and mirroring sparc the geek diary. One great thing about solaris x86 and sparc is that some really cool disk management software is built right in, and its called svm, or solaris. Therefore, if the x86 boot partition already exists in the system, delete this partition with the fdisk command and then reinstall the solaris. Hi guys, i need to do disk mirroring on solaris 8 server1 just like server2 without damaging this server. Your servers do not support the mirroring of internal hard drives. For information about related concepts, see chapter 9, raid 1 mirror. Dear users, our primary mirror will be down for today due. The server and software company begins offering solaris 10 as a free download for those who register.
After that lets attach volume d11 is a submirror of the mirrored volume d10. And since youre using a sparc system, are you sure you dont have a valid support contract. Configuring boot disks with solaris volume manager software october 2002 by erik vanden meersch and kristien hens. In this article, we will look at the new repository mirroring service that has been included in oracle solaris 11. Solaris 10 106, so you must get the oracle solaris live upgrade packages from the oracle solaris 10. The other two drives in the system i am using for a database, and so, will configure software raid on them. The raid volume will have the capacity of one drive. Minimally, the drivers sunwmdr and sunwmdx and command line tools. The entire drive has been allocated in this configuration and the metadb command seems to fail everytime i try to setup the database replica. Gnu wget has many features to make retrieving large files or mirroring entire web or ftp sites easy, including.
Svm root encapsulation and mirroring sparc by admin. Oracle is working to ensure that the strength of the oracle solaris operating system is complemented by a collection of popular, freely available software. Chapter 10 raid 1 mirror volumes tasks solaris volume. You must load the corresponding firmware for your platform. Read on to see how an average user me have experienced solaris. Llvm download page git access if youd like access to the latest and greatest in llvm development, please see the instructions for accessing the llvm git repository. When you create a disk mirror, all of the data on all of the drives is lost. And generally speaking its not need to have both slicesparticions the same, but at the end you will have mirror with size of smaller one. Solaris 10 and software mirroring oracle community. Solaris is a server and workstation os designed to run on hardware produced by sun. Hey folks, im attempting to configure software mirroring on a solaris 10 system. Solaris 10 update 3 hw 1106 or solaris express build 57 or higher installed.
The sun fire v215 and v245 servers support raid 0 and raid 1 configurations. Before you can use the volume, you must label it in the solaris os by using the format1m command. The download to get solaris 10 you have to register for free. For information about related concepts, see chapter 9, raid 1 mirror volumes overview.
Installing precompiled gnu screen package on solaris 10. I couldnt understood that if we mirror any filesystem in solaris, what we are actually doing. Quick links to ips repositories sfe software packages for solaris. For instructions on labeling the volume, see labeling a volume. Root and mirror disks, are here referred to as primary and secondary disks respectively. Lets us see how we can encapsulate and mirror a root disk under solaris. Disk mirroring using solaris disk manager raid 1 volumes. Disk mirroring using solaris disk manager raid 1 volumes old news.
The second concatenation, d2, is created from devdskc0t1d0s0. They come with two hard disks on separate controllers. Create a directory vartmplupatches and download the patches to that directory. Chapter 10 raid 1 mirror volumes tasks this chapter explains how to perform solaris volume manager tasks related to raid 1 volumes. Yes, the mirroring driver in kernel will write the piece of information on both places. I have all the mirrors set up for the 4 local disk in each box and now need to mirror. Need a procedure document to do root disk mirroring in solaris volume manager for solaris 10. Solaris volume manager software features enhance storage management capabilities beyond what is handled by intelligent storage arrays with hardware raid. Configuring boot disks with solaris volume manager software october 2002 by erik. It is ideal to create 3 of them on each disk in case you are mirroring the root disk. From the enhanced storage tool within the solaris management console, open the volumes node, choose the mirror, then choose actionproperties. Use one of the following methods to check mirror or submirror status. Oracle solaris 10 x86 os disk mirroring utilizing svm. While solaris actually is kind of a legend, i thought hu, this could be an interesting alternative on my pc.
Fmirror is a program for mirroring files and directories from a remote ftp server. Disk mirroring for solaris 10 x86 the unix and linux. It doesnt include applications that will run on oracle solaris 11 that were designed and build for oracle solaris 10. This slice must be the same size or greater than that of d1. Get started download packages packages see full software list search packages content bug. Ips also enables users to create their own software packages, create and manage package repositories, and copy and mirror existing package repositories. I know i need disksuite which is installed to do the mirroring.
From the enhanced storage tool within the solaris management console, open the volumes node, choose the mirror. Here are my notes on the installation of rsync, the prerequisite packages and a. Jul 31, 2009 hi tyson, its not a clear answer, but an idea that we tested here at chosug and is working fine, with brians procedure installing an ips server as a mirror for release in a zone, here called ips installing an ips server from the latest build full iso image in a separate zone, here called ipsdev. Its one of task list before configuration and installation oracle in solaris 10. Part 8 mirroring the zfs root pool oracle community. Create two stripes or concatenations, which will be the submirrors. With storage innovations such as zfs and solaris volume manager svm, you can tailor your storage for the best possible io performance and system availability using striping, mirroring, specific disk placement, etc. My main problem is that the volumes and slices have already been setup and our proprietary software.
The f option forces the creation of the first raid 0 volume, d1, which contains the mounted file system root on devdskc0t0d0s0. Screen mirroring on win 10 to samsung smart tv recently, i have been trying to mirror my computer screen to my samsung smart tv. Sep 12, 2007 solaris 10 update 807 has been released and available for download. To do the mirroring i need to create a state database replicas. This information should be written down, not recorded on the system, which might not be available.
How to mirror soft partitions in solaris 10 oracle community. Adding a physical disk as a mirror to an existing zpool. This freeware includes open source and other third party components including utilities, services, productivity tools, and developer tools. Solaris volume manager is a software package for creating, modifying and controlling raid0 concatenation and stripe volumes, raid1 mirror volumes. Disk mirroring for solaris 10 x86 my main problem is that the volumes and slices have already been setup and our proprietary software has already been installed and configured. Solaris 10 and software mirroring 807557 dec 15, 2006 5. Note when mirroring root, it is essential that you record the secondary root slice name to reboot the system if the primary submirror fails. I have two new sun boxes with solaris 10 just installed on them, each box has 4 disk in them and are attached to a array in the middle that has has 4 disk in it. Want to mirror to an android device, android settop box, or amazon firetv. How to set up a repository mirroring service with the oracle solaris. Jan 11, 2009 posts about solaris 10 disk mirroring written by s. See chapter 24, troubleshooting solaris volume manager for details on recording the alternate boot device, and on booting from the alternate boot device.
The latest update of the solaris os helps customers alleviate common enterprise problems such as virtualization, resource management, and system performance. Im talking about everything on the disk, so that either of those operating systems can boot from and run from the cloned disk. Csw software repository csw community software available. Has anyone cloned an entire disk using the latest live version of clonezilla that you can run either pcbsd 10. Rhel 5 booting stuck grub loading stage2 press any key to continue. Analysis of the oracle solaris configuration, including networking, storage, and oracle solaris.
Here are my notes on the installation of rsync, the prerequisite packages and a brief note on the usage i implemented for the rsync command. That last number in the fun facts is interesting because that number is a small subset of applications that will run on oracle solaris 11. Installation of rsync on solaris 10 i recently needed to synchronise a web server i look after to a remote backup. See how to create a raid 0 stripe volume or how to create a raid 0. Creating a raid 1 volume how to create a raid 1 volume from unused slices. Mar 31, 2005 solaris volume manager x86 root mirroring. Based on you running solaris express on sparc, it appears youd need to flip to solaris 10, or more likely solaris 11 which would be closer to solaris express opensolaris that youre using. Mirroring360 downloads screen mirroring apps for all devices. Libraries dependencies 0 the following tables display the sub list of packages, from the reverse dependencies, that depends on the libs provided by lsof. May 02, 2011 step by step procedure for svm root mirroring. Screen mirroring on win 10 to samsung smart tv microsoft. Solaris delivers builtin investment protection and new technologies that are even better suited to data intensive environments where price. Already have a license but need to download the receiver software again. Reverse dependencies 0 reverse dependencies are solaris packages that depends on screen.
Oracle vm server for sparc oracle solaris 11 oracle solaris 10. Attaching a disk as a mirror is normally pretty easy, but this disk did not have any slices on it. Creating full system backups of your oracle solaris systems have never been more crucial. How to check the status of mirrors and submirrors solaris. The metainit command with the m option creates the oneway mirror d0 using the concatenation that contains root. Part 8 mirroring the zfs root pool in many environments, its advisable that the boot disk be mirrored to minimize the risk of loss. These images contain all the software associated with oracle solaris 11. My question is, do i have to have a special unnassigned partition just for replicas. Because this system is a v440, im using the hardware mirroring for the os.
Dec 18, 2008 disk mirroring using solaris volume manager. Solaris volume manager x86 root mirroring oracle jerry. In this step, you will need to boot cdrom in single user mode off the solaris. On my choice if you not have problem with dvd ignore it. The firmware will contain the alom cmt, post, obp, and hypervisor updates. Libraries dependencies 0 the following tables display the sub list of packages, from the reverse dependencies, that depends on the libs provided by top.
How to set up a repository mirroring service with the. Azizs blog a piece of my mind on oracle, unixlinux, cisco, storage, tape library and veritas netbackup. Posts about solaris 10 disk mirroring written by s. Sun solaris 10 sun java desktop system for solaris screen shots sun solaris 10 is the latest release of sun microsystems operating system software package. Find answers to solaris 10 mirror on external disk from the expert community at. Fmirror is a program for mirroring files and directories from a remote. You should use the solaris os raidctl1m command to configure the volumes with solaris 10. Solaris primarily enjoys success as a server operating system for very highend sun server equipment.
Mirroring360 screen mirroring from devices to computers. Installation of rsync on solaris 10, 910, paul eggleton. Solaris 10 commad line guide adding new disk azizs blog. How to configure internal disk mirroring oracle solaris cluster. Pca patch check advanced is a perl script that generates a list of installed and missing patches for solaris systems and optionally downloads. On solaris 10, the minimum libc version for opencsw packages is 1. Analysis of the oracle solaris configuration, including networking, storage, and oracle solaris operating system features in use. How to set up a repository mirroring service with the oracle. Vmware tools packages for solaris and os x vmware tools packages for solaris and os x these packages support the following operating systems. Solaris 10 commad line guide configure tape and storage disk mirroring using solaris volume manager 5 responses to solaris 10 commad line guide adding new disk. To use the solaris volume manager to mirror the root file system, the file system must use the single solaris fdisk partition. Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 11 host. Check prerequisites for creating solaris volume manager elements and background information for creating raid 1 volumes.
However, if the x86 already exists in the system, the installation program preserves that partition by default. I am having an issue with setting up disk mirroring for solaris 10 on an x86 server. My main problem is that the volumes and slices have already been setup and our proprietary software has already bee the unix and linux forums. How to configure a mirrored root pool sparc or x86vtoc. Apowermirror is a screen mirroring application for both ios and android devices, with full compatibility for windows and mac. Migration to an oracle solaris zone on an oracle solaris 10 host. We will also look at some of the new capabilities that have been designed around compliance to ensure that your systems are installed with only the software that you expect. The m series does not support hardware raid, but only software, and this.
Disk mirroring for solaris 10 x86 the unix and linux forums. Sun r certified system administrator for solaris tm 10. Lets assume that we have downloaded these images to mnt. Basic mirroring with solaris disksuite brad the mad. Check prerequisites for creating solaris volume manager elements and background information for. How to configure a mirrored root pool sparc or x86vtoc if you do not configure a mirrored root pool during an automatic installation, you can easily configure a mirrored root pool after. Creating a disk mirror with the solaris os commands. Part 1 this video shows many basic commands you will need to know as a solaris systems administrator. The terms of the software license agreement included with any software you download will control your use of the. Solaris volume manager administration guide pdf comprehensive data management using solaris volume manager software. The disksuite product is found on the solaris 8 2of2 cd. I wouldnt say solaris volume manager is one of the best volume managers out there in the market, but its sure still used in many production setups. Not 100% sure about solaris but ist wise to have both submirrors with same size. The grubbased installation program of the solaris 10 106 software and subsequent releases no longer automatically creates an x86 boot partition.