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Solaris Volume Manager Overview

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A full discussion is beyond the scope of this article, so we will focus on the most common cases, how to set them up, manage them and maintain them.

Veritas File System (VxFS) Y2K Info

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Y2000 Compliance requires patched version 3.2.5 or later. The patched versions are down-loadable free of charge from the following ftp sites.

VxFS bug manifests as a backup issue

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There is a rather nasty bug in Vxfs 3.3.1 that appears to manifest itself into a backup problem.

Creating DiskSuite transaction logging metadevices

Published   Read time 1 min 45 sec(s)   (2457 visits).

A metatrans device is identical to any other kind of metadevice. In order to configure the device it is assumed there is a free slice on each disk.

A5x00 (photon) Cheat Sheet

Updated   Read time 2 min(s) 42 sec(s)   (2337 visits).

This article provides a quick reference guide to the supported disk configuration on a Sun StorEdge A5x00 storage array.

Moving a SPARCstorage Array between servers

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Here are the steps necessary to ensure successful switch-over of a Sun Storage Array (SSA) between two Sun systems.

Changing the WWN on a SPARCstorage Array

Published   Read time 2 min(s) 48 sec(s)   (2506 visits).

There are times when it is advantageous to change the World-Wide Number (WWN) for a particular SPARCstorage Array, such as after replacing the battery

Creating a DiskSuite RAID5 device

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Creating a RAID 5 metadevice with DiskSuite is extremely simple. Unlike creating mirrors which involves several steps.