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RM6 raid error code descriptions

Updated 10 May 2002 Read time 4 min(s) 44 sec(s) (2470 visits).

This document describes the various RM6 error codes returned by the Series 3 RAID controllers and grouped accordingly.

Updated 1 May 2002 Read time 10 min(s) 15 sec(s) (2842 visits).

This post provides a list of basic Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) commands

Updated 19 Apr 2002 Read time 1 min 56 sec(s) (2307 visits).

Allows you to obtain drive and LUN information, revive a LUN, fail and unfail a drive, and obtain LUN reconstruction progress.

Updated 19 Apr 2002 Read time 1 min 4 sec(s) (2214 visits).

This post provides steps needed to restart the configuration of an Sun StorEdge A1000 or Sun StorEdge A3x00 storage array back to factory defaults.

Updated 12 Jul 2002 Read time 3 min(s) 54 sec(s) (2322 visits).

This article is aimed a providing a list of basic and advanced commands and common information for Veritas Volume Manager

Updated 29 Sep 2001 Read time 3 min(s) 2 sec(s) (2416 visits).

metaview is a simple script to pretty print the metastat output from disksuite showing all metadevices and mirror status side-by-side.

Updated 29 Sep 2001 Read time 1 min 20 sec(s) (2625 visits).

metatree is a simple awk script that pretty prints the Solstie DiskSuite 'metastat -p' output into a user friendly format.

Updated 9 Sep 2001 Read time 49 sec(s) (2407 visits).

Witihout using vxedit to change permissions VxVM device files go back to the defaults each time vxconfigd is enabled or the system rebooted.

Updated 15 Aug 2001 Read time 1 min 44 sec(s) (3386 visits).

This diagram is derived from the Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) Performance and Tuning course notes. Additional state paths have been added.

Updated 15 Aug 2001 Read time 2 min(s) 58 sec(s) (2896 visits).

A rate occurrance where VxVM fails where we cannot import a diskgroup due to the Veritas configuration database become corrupt.