Solstice DiskSuite 4.2.1 Reference Guide
    
B
 
 Browser Windows ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
C
 
 canvas ( Index Term Link )
 
 color drop sites ( Index Term Link )
 
 command line utilities ( Index Term Link )
 
 Concat Information Window ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 concatenated metadevice
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  example with three slices ( Index Term Link )
  expanding UFS file system ( Index Term Link )
  limitations ( Index Term Link )
  maximum size ( Index Term Link )
  naming conventions ( Index Term Link )
  usage ( Index Term Link )
 
 concatenated stripe
  defining interlace ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  example with three stripes ( Index Term Link )
  usage ( Index Term Link )
 
 concatenation ( Index Term Link )
  guidelines ( Index Term Link )
 
 Configuration Log Window ( Index Term Link )
 
 configuration planning
  guidelines ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link )
  trade-offs ( Index Term Link )
 
 confirmation dialog box ( Index Term Link )
 
 Controller Information Window ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 Controllers List ( Index Term Link )
    
D
 
 Device Statistics Window ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 dialog box
  error messages ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  information messages ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  warning messages ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 Disk Information Window ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  and SPARCstorage Array ( Index Term Link )
 
 Disk View Window
  canvas ( Index Term Link )
  color drop sites ( Index Term Link )
  legend ( Index Term Link )
  messages ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  panner ( Index Term Link )
  representation of objects on the canvas ( Index Term Link )
  setting filters ( Index Term Link )
 
 diskset
  adding disks to ( Index Term Link )
  administering ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  disk drive device name requirements ( Index Term Link )
  example with two shared disksets ( Index Term Link )
  hardware requirements ( Index Term Link )
  inability to use with /etc/vfstab file ( Index Term Link )
  intended usage ( Index Term Link )
  maximum number ( Index Term Link )
  naming conventions ( Index Term Link )
  placement of replicas ( Index Term Link )
  relationship to metadevices and hot spare pools ( Index Term Link )
  releasing ( Index Term Link )
  requirements for creating ( Index Term Link )
  reservation behavior ( Index Term Link )
  reservation types ( Index Term Link )
  reserving ( Index Term Link )
  single-host configurations ( Index Term Link )
  Solstice HA ( Index Term Link )
  support for SPARCstorage Array disks ( Index Term Link )
  usage ( Index Term Link )
 
 DiskSuite objects
  finding associated mount point ( Index Term Link )
  locating on the Metadevice Editor canvas ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link )
 
 DiskSuite Tool
  and using the mouse ( Index Term Link )
  canvas ( Index Term Link )
  event notification ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  help utility ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  panner ( Index Term Link )
  starting ( Index Term Link )
  Tools menu ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  vs. the command line ( Index Term Link )
    
E
 
 error dialog box ( Index Term Link )
 
 error messages ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  and format ( Index Term Link )
  indication of variables ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/lvm/md.cf file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/lvm/md.tab file ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/lvm/mddb.cf file ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/lvm/mdlogd.cf file ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/opt/SUNWmd/mdlogd.cf file ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/rc2.d/S95lvm.sync file ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/rcS.d/S35lvm.init file ( Index Term Link )
    
F
 
 failover configuration ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 file system
  expansion overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  guidelines ( Index Term Link )
 
 Finder Window ( Index Term Link )
    
G
 
 general performance guidelines ( Index Term Link )
 
 Grapher Window ( Index Term Link )
 
 growfs(1M)command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
H
 
 hot spare ( Index Term Link )
  attaching ( Index Term Link )
  conceptual overview ( Index Term Link )
  enabling ( Index Term Link )
  removing ( Index Term Link )
  replacement algorithm ( Index Term Link )
  replacing ( Index Term Link )
  size requirements ( Index Term Link )
 
 Hot Spare Information Window ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 hot spare pool ( Index Term Link )
  administering ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  associating ( Index Term Link )
  basic operation ( Index Term Link )
  conceptual overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  conditions to avoid ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  empty ( Index Term Link )
  example with mirror ( Index Term Link )
  maximum number ( Index Term Link )
  naming conventions ( Index Term Link )
  status ( Index Term Link )
    
I
 
 I/O ( Index Term Link )
 
 information dialog box ( Index Term Link )
 
 Information Windows
  Concat ( Index Term Link )
  Controller ( Index Term Link )
  Hot Spares ( Index Term Link )
  Metadevice State Database ( Index Term Link )
  Mirror ( Index Term Link )
  RAID ( Index Term Link )
  Stripe ( Index Term Link )
  Trans ( Index Term Link )
  Tray ( Index Term Link )
 
 interlace
  changing the value on stripes ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  default ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  specifying ( Index Term Link )
    
K
 
 /kernel/drv/md.conf file ( Index Term Link )
    
L
 
 local diskset ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 log messages ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  and types ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  notice ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  panic ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  warning ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 logging device
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  placement ( Index Term Link )
  shared ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  space required ( Index Term Link )
  status ( Index Term Link )
  trade-offs ( Index Term Link )
    
M
 
 majority consensus algorithm ( Index Term Link )
 
 master device
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  status ( Index Term Link )
 
 md.cf file ( Index Term Link )
 
 md.tab file
  creating a concatenated metadevice ( Index Term Link )
  creating a concatenated stripe ( Index Term Link )
  creating a hot spare pool ( Index Term Link )
  creating a mirror ( Index Term Link )
  creating a RAID5 metadevice ( Index Term Link )
  creating a striped metadevice ( Index Term Link )
  creating a trans metadevice ( Index Term Link )
  creating state database replicas ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link )
 
 mdlogd(1M) daemon ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaclear(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metadb(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metadetach(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metadevice
  conceptual overview ( Index Term Link )
  default names ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  expanding disk space ( Index Term Link )
  maximum possible ( Index Term Link )
  naming conventions ( Index Term Link )
  types ( Index Term Link )
  uses ( Index Term Link )
  using file system commands on ( Index Term Link )
  virtual disk ( Index Term Link )
 
 Metadevice Editor Window
  locating objects ( Index Term Link )
  messages ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 metadevice state database ( Index Term Link )
  conceptual overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  corrupt ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 Metadevice State Database Information Window ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 metadisk driver ( Index Term Link )
 
 metahs(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metainit(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaoffline(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaonline(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaparam(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metarename(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metareplace(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaroot(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaset(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metastat(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metasync(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metatool(1M)command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 metatool-toolsmenu(4) file ( Index Term Link )
 
 metattach(1M)command ( Index Term Link )
 
 mirror ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  example with two submirrors ( Index Term Link )
  maximum number of submirrors ( Index Term Link )
  naming convention ( Index Term Link )
  options ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  performing online backup ( Index Term Link )
  resynchronization ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  usage ( Index Term Link )
 
 Mirror Information Window ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 mirror read policies ( Index Term Link )
 
 mirror write policies ( Index Term Link )
 
 mirroring
  availability considerations ( Index Term Link )
  guidelines ( Index Term Link )
  read and write performance ( Index Term Link )
  tolerating multiple slice failure ( Index Term Link )
 
 mouse ( Index Term Link )
    
N
 
 notice log messages ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
O
 
 Objects List ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
P
 
 panic log messages ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 pass (resync) mirror option ( Index Term Link )
 
 pass number
  and read-only mirror ( Index Term Link )
  defined ( Index Term Link )
 
 performance monitoring ( Index Term Link )
 
 Problem List Window ( Index Term Link )
    
R
 
 RAID, levels supported in DiskSuite ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID5 metadevice
  attaching a slice ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  enabling a slice ( Index Term Link )
  example with an expanded device ( Index Term Link )
  example with four slices ( Index Term Link )
  expanding ( Index Term Link )
  full stripe writes ( Index Term Link )
  guidelines ( Index Term Link )
  initializing slices ( Index Term Link )
  minimum number of slices ( Index Term Link )
  naming convention ( Index Term Link )
  parity information ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  performance in degraded mode ( Index Term Link )
  performance vs. striped metadevice ( Index Term Link )
  read performance ( Index Term Link )
  removing slice ( Index Term Link )
  replacing a slice ( Index Term Link )
  resyncing slices ( Index Term Link )
  usage ( Index Term Link )
  write performance ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID Information Window ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 random I/O ( Index Term Link )
 
 read policies overview ( Index Term Link )
 
 replica ( Index Term Link )
 
 resync
  full ( Index Term Link )
  optimized ( Index Term Link )
  partial ( Index Term Link )
    
S
 
 sequential I/O ( Index Term Link )
 
 shared diskset ( Index Term Link )
 
 simple metadevice
  and starting blocks ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  types ( Index Term Link )
  usage ( Index Term Link )
 
 Slice Browser ( Index Term Link )
 
 Slice Filter Window ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 Slice Information Window ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 SPARCstorage Array
  and the Controller Information Window ( Index Term Link )
  and the Disk Information Window ( Index Term Link )
  and the Tray Information Window ( Index Term Link )
  battery status ( Index Term Link )
  disk status ( Index Term Link )
  fan status ( Index Term Link )
  fast writes ( Index Term Link )
  firmware revision ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  maintaining ( Index Term Link )
  starting a disk ( Index Term Link )
  stopping a disk ( Index Term Link )
 
 starting DiskSuite Tool ( Index Term Link )
 
 state database replicas ( Index Term Link )
  attaching ( Index Term Link )
  basic operation ( Index Term Link )
  creating multiple on a single slice ( Index Term Link )
  creating on metadevice slice ( Index Term Link )
  default size ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  errors ( Index Term Link )
  guidelines ( Index Term Link )
  location ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  maximum number ( Index Term Link )
  minimum number ( Index Term Link )
  recommendations ( Index Term Link )
  removing ( Index Term Link )
  replacing ( Index Term Link )
  restoring ( Index Term Link )
  two-disk configuration ( Index Term Link )
  usage ( Index Term Link )
 
 Statistics Graph Window ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 stripe ( Index Term Link )
 
 Stripe Information Window ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 striped metadevice
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  example with three slices ( Index Term Link )
  limitations ( Index Term Link )
  performance vs. RAID5 metadevice ( Index Term Link )
  usage ( Index Term Link )
 
 striping ( Index Term Link )
  compared to concatenation ( Index Term Link )
  guidelines ( Index Term Link )
  trade-offs ( Index Term Link )
 
 submirror ( Index Term Link )
  and simple metadevices ( Index Term Link )
  attaching ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  bringing online ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  detaching ( Index Term Link )
  naming convention ( Index Term Link )
  operation while offline ( Index Term Link )
  replacing ( Index Term Link )
  taking offline ( Index Term Link )
 
 system files ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
T
 
 template icons ( Index Term Link )
 
 Trans Information Window ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 trans metadevice ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  determining file systems to log ( Index Term Link )
  example with mirrors ( Index Term Link )
  example with shared logging device ( Index Term Link )
  naming conventions ( Index Term Link )
  usage ( Index Term Link )
 
 Tray Information Window ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
U
 
 UFS logging ( Index Term Link )
  and file systems ( Index Term Link )
  and system performance ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
 
 upgrading Solaris ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 /usr/lib/lvm/X11/app-defaults/Metatool file ( Index Term Link )
    
V
 
 variables in error messages ( Index Term Link )
    
W
 
 warning dialog box ( Index Term Link )
 
 warning log messages ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 write policies overview ( Index Term Link )