Sun Microsystems 2.1 manual Replacing a Failed Disk

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The meta-file for the MFS is stored in /var/opt/SUNWsms/MFS. Use the Solaris format command to obtain the SCSI target numbers used as input for mkmfs. The preceding example assumes you use slice 2 (s2) to stand for the entire disk. Slice 2 is one of the default slice assignments in effect when you install Solaris.

8.3Replacing a Failed Disk

The Sun MediaCenter server’s parity mechanism provides that, in the event of a single disk failure, the server continues to deliver streams with no user-perceptible loss in performance. If you do experience a single failed disk, you can replace the failed disk with a new disk without interrupting the server’s delivery of video bit streams.

Note For Sun MediaCenter servers equipped with SPARCstorage MultiPack enclosures, remove the side cover on the enclosure and check the lights on the disk modules. When the server is delivering content, you should see the lights for all of the data disks blink, while the light for the parity disk (the bottom disk on the right as you face the left side of the enclosure) is lit but unblinking. If you see the light for a parity disk blinking, it indicates a failed data disk for that enclosure. As content is being delivered, you should be able to spot the data disk whose light is not blinking.

For the purposes of the Sun MediaCenter server, a disk is not failed until you receive a console message such as the following:

WARNING: data disk 0x80009a (32,154) FAILED

The most effective method for detecting MFS disk failure is to use the WebAdmin tool to monitor the server. See Section 8.1, “Monitoring MFS Disks,” for a discussion of ways you can detect disk failures.

If you receive a “disk failed” message, use the mfs repair command, with the options described below, to return your MFS to the state it was in prior to disk failure. The mfs repair command is described in detail in the Sun MediaCenter Server Service Manual.

1.After receiving a “disk failed” message, as shown above, enter the following command:

server# mfs repair -s

drive /dev/rdsk/c1t4d0s2 (dev 0x80009a) is FAILED

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