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Clearing a stuck tape in NetWorker

1 Aug 2002 1 min 11 sec(s) 3112 visits.

This tape usually ends up in ready for writing or state. At this point there appears that nothing we do can unmount or free the drive

Setting up a SAN Tape device on Solaris

28 Jul 2002 2 min(s) 40 sec(s) 2760 visits.

Use the following procedure to configure a Solaris system to utilise fabric tape.

Mounting and Unmounting Sun QFS Shared File Systems

20 Jul 2002 1 min 25 sec(s) 3060 visits.

When mounting or unmounting a Sun QFS shared file system, the order in which the Solaris OE is mounted or unmounted is important.

Minimum disk configuration for Sun StorEdge A5x00 storage arrays

12 Jul 2002 1 min 20 sec(s) 3115 visits.

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

Troubleshooting Veritas File System (VxFS)

12 Jul 2002 4 min(s) 41 sec(s) 2733 visits.

A collection of troubleshooting tps for the Veritas File System (VxFS).

Veritas File System (VxFS) Cheat Sheet

12 Jul 2002 3 min(s) 33 sec(s) 3009 visits.

This article is aimed a providing a list of basic commands for Veritas File System (VxFS).

VxVM command line cheat sheet (part 2)

4 Dec 2019 9 min(s) 6 sec(s) 1886 visits.

This article is aimed at providing a list of basic and advanced command-line examples for Veritas Volume Manager.

Veritas Volume Manager

19 Jun 2002 10 min(s) 41 sec(s) 3291 visits.

Veritas Volume Manager (VxVM) is an implementation of disk management allowing for mirroring and raid to better manage and utilise your storage.

Stopping and Starting CDE

16 Jun 2002 32 sec(s) 2594 visits.

The Common Desktop Environment compatible among various workstation manufacturers, provides users with a desktop graphical interface on the Solaris OS

Removing VxVM from a Solaris root disk

26 Jun 2002 1 min 51 sec(s) 3126 visits.

This post provides an example of how to remove VxVM from a Solaris root disk. The operating system is mirrored between the two devices.