[SunHELP] Solaris 7 installation guide

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Hi Robert , 

Is there any installation manual for Solaris 7 . I need to install for new
system . Thanks

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Robert Banniza [SMTP:RPBanniz at ascensionhealth.org]
> Sent:	Friday, March 01, 2002 3:08 AM
> To:	sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> Subject:	Re: [SunHELP] Implementing software RAID 1 on enterprise 250
> 
> I have created a script ( http://www.rootprompt.net/SOFTWARE/mirror.pl )
> to help in the setup of DS. I also have a howto (
> http://www.rootprompt.net/disksuite_mirror.html ) that should give
> you an idea how to do this via command line.
> 
> Robert
> 
> Robert Banniza
> Senior UNIX Administrator
> Ascension Health
> Phone: 812-228-2157
> 
> >>> wyatt at draggoo.com 02/28/02 12:26PM >>>
> I've never used the metatool --- I prefer to do everything by editing
> the /etc/lvm/md.tab
> file by hand and then running metadb and metainit.  I think it's a lot
> easier to really know
> what's going into your metadevices this way.  I'd mddb lines to your
> md.tab file, and then
> run the metadb and see if that works.
> 
> Wyatt
> 
> > 
> > trying to implement software RAID on a new machine. did this before
> no
> > problem. i had some problems with the display and bringing up
> metatool.
> > when i finally got it up, greeted by :
> > 
> > The Metastate Database (metadb) contains no replicas.
> > 
> > You must add at least 1 replica to it before you can commit any
> > metadevices you create.
> > 
> > Ideally you should have several replicas (at least 3) distributed
> over
> > different disks and controllers to maximize fault tolerance.
> > 
> > ----
> > WHen i evaluate the MetaDB i get :
> > 
> > 59:10 PM GMT The Metastate Database has the following configuration
> warning:
> > 
> > The state database will have no replicas.
> > 
> > If the system reboots, all metadevices will be corrupted.
> > 
> > ----
> > following Solstice DiskSuite 4.2.1 User's Guide, i drag the meta db
> into
> > the work area and click on disk view. the disk view is empty and
> there
> > are no controllers (view all controllers changes nothing). Clicking
> on
> > view slices, no slices show up.
> > 
> > does anyone know what is going on or where i should go from here? i
> am
> > really stuck on this one.
> > 
> > thanks for any help
> > -Paulo
> > 
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