[SunHELP] "Upgrading" Solaris and VxVM

[David Eisner]

Hi there.

We currently have:

  SSA Model 112 JBOD
  Ultra 2 
  Solaris 2.5
  VxVM version 2.3

The hardware won't be changing, but I'll be upgrading to:

  Solaris 7
  VxVM version 3.1

The VxVM installation manual explains how to upgrade Solaris and
VxVM at the same time (pg 45).  Unfortunately, we're in a university 
computing environment which requires a fresh install of Solaris 7.
That is, the Solaris install procedure will involve wiping
the internal disk on the Ultra 2 and installing Solaris 7.  Then
I'll install VxVM 3.1.

My question is, will I still be able to access the volumes 
on the SSA?  Which of the 16 upgrade steps in the install manual should
I still perform?

None of the file systems /, /usr, /var, or /opt are defined on 
volumes.

Thanks in advance!

-David

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David Eisner            | E-mail: cradle at eng.umd.edu |
CALCE EPSC              | Phone:  301-405-5341       |
University of Maryland  | Fax:    301-314-9269       |
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