Before You Read This Book | Sun Microsystems 10000 instruction

Preface

This guide describes the domain-side configuration of the Sun Enterprise 10000 server Dynamic Reconfiguration (DR) feature. For information about how to use these features, refer to the appropriate document listed in “Related Documentation” on page viii.

Before You Read This Book

This guide is intended for the Sun Enterprise 10000 system administrator who has a working knowledge of UNIX® systems, particularly those based on the Solaris™ operating environment. If you do not have such knowledge, first read the Solaris user documentation provided with this system, and consider UNIX system administration training.

Also read and be familiar with the TCP/IP and Data Communications Administration Guide that is provided with your server.

How This Book Is Organized

This guide contains one chapter that describes how to configure and reconfigure a Sun Enterprise 10000 domain before and after a DR operation.

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Contents

Sun Enterprise DR Conﬁguration Guide Please Recycle Page Contents Sun Enterprise 10000 DR Configuration Guide May Before You Read This Book How This Book Is Organized Using Unix Commands Typographic ConventionsShell Prompts Accessing Sun Documentation Online Related Documentation Sun Welcomes Your Comments Configuring DR DR Models Enhancements in DR Model Where to Execute DR CommandsGetting Started Requirements for Multipathing in DR Device Prerequisites Suspend-safe or closed Allocating Sufficient Domain Swap Space Qualifying Third-Party Device Drivers Overview of DR Configuration Tasks To Enable the Kernel Cage To Set Permanent Driver Parameters for Network Drivers To Enable Device Suspension for the soc and pln Drivers To Specify an Unsafe Driver List Preparing for DR Detach Operations To Make an Unsupported Tape Device Detach- Safe Configuration Changes During DR Operations To Manually Suspend a Suspend-Unsafe Device Target Memory Constraints Disconnect the cables to the device Processors Network Devices Remote DR Communication Check the domain Index Sun Enterprise 10000 DR Conﬁguration Guide May