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CentreVu CMS Release 3 Version 8 Disk-Mirrored Systems
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CentreVu CMS Release 3 Version 8 Disk-Mirrored Systems
Backed up just as often as unmirrored systems
Disk mirroring defined
Metadevices
Concatenated
State databases
Mirrors
Solstice DiskSuite
D21 D20
How CMS implements disk mirroring
D19
D17 D16
D11
D13 D12
D15
Submirror Disks
Mirror layouts
Mirror d13 Mirror d21 Mirror d17
Root filesystem Cms filesystem
Enterprise
Additional references
Required software
How CMS implements disk mirroring
Disk drive slots
How to upgrade an Enterprise platform to disk mirroring
Identify mirror devices
Increasing system capacity
Submirror d15 Submirror d16
Device Names
# ls -l /dev/dsk/c1t6d0s0
System
Do this step only if you have an Enterprise 3500 system
How to upgrade an Enterprise platform to disk mirroring
Enter format partition
Ok boot -r
# ls -l /dev/dsk/c2t6d0s0
Do this step only if you have an Enterprise 3000 system
Starting
3500
Disk Part
Flag
# metadb
Enter partition q
# export PATH=$PATH/usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/olds
# metadb -a -c3 -f /dev/rdsk/device
Dx y 1 device
# metainit -f d12 D12 Concat/stripe is set up
Set up the mirrors for the root file system
# metainit -f d11 D11 Concat/stripe is set up
# metainit -f d13 D13 Concat/stripe is set up
# /usr/sbin/shutdown -i6 -g0 -y
Password password
# metaroot d13
# metainit d16 D16 Concat/stripe is set up
Set up the mirrors for the swap space
# metainit -f d15 D15 Concat/stripe is set up
# metainit d17 D17 Concat/stripe is set up
# swap -a /dev/md/dsk/d17
Set up the /cms mirror
Disk Space Verification
Verify disk space
# ls -l /dev/rdsk/newbootdev
Create an alternate boot device
Sbus@3,0/SUNW,fas@3,8800000/sd@2,0
Ok nvalias bootdevice2 device
Ok boot bootdevice2
# /usr/sbin/shutdown -y -i0 -g0
Install the hardware
Factory installation procedures for disk mirroring
3500 Disk Part
Install the application software
# stty erase Ctrl-H # ksh -o
Check the disk.type file
# olds -mirrored -mkfiles
Ok boot -r Hostname console login root Password password
Run the setup scripts
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Disk Space Verification
Install the CMS software
Enter the following command ok devalias
# chmod +x /olds/chkDisks
Factory installation procedures for disk mirroring
Ok setenv boot-device disk # eeprom boot-device=disk
Using the alternate boot device
# crontab -l
Canceling chkDisks
Maintaining the chkDisks crontab
Activating chkDisks Verifying chkDisks
# lp /etc/vfstab
Doing a Cmsadm backup on a mirrored system
Run the backup
Print the vfstab file
Label and store the tapes
# cpio -icmudv -C 10240 -I device
Restoring from a Cmsadm Backup
Restoring from a Cmsadm Backup
# umount /cms
Repairing or rebuilding the /cms file system
Repairing /cms
If you did not alter the vfstab file, do the following
Rebuilding /cms
If you altered the vfstab file earlier , do the following
# metaclear d20 D20 Concat/Stripe is cleared
# metainit d19 D19 Concat/Stripe is set up
# metainit d21 mirror is set up
# metadetach d21 d20 D21 submirror d20 is detached
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# newfs Dev/md/rdsk/d21
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Power off the system
Restoring a mirrored system from a Cmsadm backup
Select Language
Ok boot cdrom
Task Action Result
Click Continue
Identify the system
Continue
Confirm Information
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Set the Name Service options
Region
Installation Initial
Set the date and time
Geographic Region
Select Languages
Installation screen is
Services? screen is
Allocate Client
Select the hard disks
Slice Name
GB Disk
Click Continue Mount Remote File
Click Begin Installation Reboot/No Reboot
Click Reboot
Complete the OS installation
Reestablish the disk mirrors
# /olds/olds -cleanup
# olds -mirrored -checkdisk Success, checking md.tab.new
# PATH=$PATH/usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/olds # export Path
# olds mirrored -mkfiles Success, creating md.tab.new
Hostname login root Password root password
Restoring specific files from a Cmsadm backup
# /usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metastat
Adding new disks to a standard mirrored system
# olds -mirrored -mkfiles c0t10d0 c0t11d0
# olds -mirrored -setup newdisk1 newdisk2
# df -k /cms
Adding new disks to a nonstandard mirrored system
# metattach d19 c0t10d0s1 # metattach d20 c0t11d0s1
# metattach d19 newdisk1 # metattach d20 newdisk2
# metastat
# growfs -M /cms /dev/md/rdsk/d21
# ls -l /dev/dsk/c Lrwxrwxrwx 1 root Root
Replacing a faulty disk
Identify the faulty disk
Dbase State Hot Spare C0t4d0s3 Okay
Identify the submirrors
Size 14960160 blocks Stripe Device
Dbase State Hot Spare C0t2d0s1 Okay Stripe Device
Metadetach metamirror submirror
Detach the submirrors
Replace the faulty disk drive
Remove state database replicas boot disks only
Recreate the state database replicas
# metattach d21 d20
Reboot the system boot disks only
You may delay this step until a more convenient time
# metainit d20
# metadb -d -c4 -f /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s1
Setting up replicas Replacing replicas
State Database Replicas
# metadb -d -f /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s1
FC-AL E
Partitioning disks with the format command
Enter # format
Enter partition q
Root Metadevice Device Names
How to tell whether your mirrored system is standard
Valid vstab file for an R3V8 CMS system with mirrored disks
Examples of valid system files
Valid vfstab files
Valid vfstab file for a non mirrored R3V8 CMS system
Valid md.tab file for a 4 disk mirrored R3V8 CMS system
Valid md.tab files
Valid md.tab file for a 3 disk non mirrored R3V8 CMS system
Enter mount /cms Remounts /cms
Excessively long resync
Unmount /cms umount /cms
System fails to recognize all disk drives
If you receive a This command may hang the system
Enter setenv auto-boot? false
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Ok setenv auto-boot? true
Ok boot -r Console login root Password
C0t0d0s0 Okay
Fixing needs maintenance messages
Ok setenv boot-device bootdevice2
Boot problems
Primary boot device is not available
Touch /etc/notrouter
Excessive reboot time
# /olds/chkDisks
Log files
File Name Description
# ls /olds/chkDisks
# metareplace -e d13 c0t0d0s0
Error messages
Error Messages Explanation Response
Message Explanation Response
Message Explanation
Device devicename cannot be setup or does Not exist
Disk diskname already setup, exiting
Device devicename will not be used
Message Response
Metadetach systemname d21 resync Progress
No disks found! Internal error
Command not found
Metadb hostname cxtyd0sz has a Metadevice database replica
Message
Error Messages Response
/cms filesystem needs to be mounted
DiskSuite Software must be installed To run this script
File filename could not be restored
Disk is not recognized by cms
Touch /cms/db/unixstart cannot create
Enter reset-all
Unbalanced configurations not supported
Usage olds -mirrored -checkdisks
Configuration, configure manually
You must be root in order to run this command
Index
Symbols
Needs maintenance messages
How Are We Doing?