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CentreVu CMS Release 3 Version 8 Disk-Mirrored Systems

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Chapter 1: Introduction to Disk Mirroring
Disk mirroring defined	1
Metadevices	1
Concatenated metadevices	2
State databases	3
Mirrors	3
How CMS implements disk mirroring	5
Mirror layouts	7
Mirror layout on a Sun Enterprise 3000 computer	7
Mirror layout on a Sun Enterprise 3500 computer	8
Required hardware	8
Required software	9
Additional references	9
Chapter 2: Installing Mirrored Systems
How to upgrade an Enterprise platform to disk mirroring	11
Disk drive slots	11
Increasing system capacity	12
Step 1: Identify mirror devices	12
Step 2: Install the mirror disks on an Enterprise 3500 system	14
Step 3: Install the mirror disks on an Enterprise 3000 system	16
Step 4: Partition the mirror disks	16
Step 5: Create the state database replicas	18
Step 6: Create the md.tab table entries	18
Step 7: Set up the mirrors for the root file system	20
Step 8: Set up the mirrors for the swap space	22
Step 9: Set up the /cms mirror	24
Step 10: Verify disk space	25
Step 11: Create an alternate boot device	26
Factory installation procedures for disk mirroring	28
Step 1: Install the hardware	28
Step 2: Install the operating system	28
Step 3: Install the application software	29
Step 4: Check the disk.type file	30
Step 5: Set up the disk subsystem for Solstice DiskSuite	30
Step 6: Run the setup scripts	32
Step 7: Verify disk space	33
Step 8: Install the CMS software	35
Step 9: Create an alternate boot device	35

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585-210-940 specifications