How to Configure Internal Disk Mirroring

Perform this procedure on each node of the global cluster to configure internal hardware RAID disk mirroring to mirror the system disk. This procedure is optional.

Do not perform this procedure under either of the following circumstances:

• Your servers do not support the mirroring of internal hard drives.

• You have already established the cluster. Instead, perform Mirroring Internal Disks on Servers that Use Internal Hardware Disk Mirroring or Integrated Mirroring in Sun Cluster 3.1 - 3.2 Hardware Administration Manual for Solaris OS.

Before You Begin

Ensure that the Solaris operating system and any necessary patches are installed.

1. Become superuser.

2. Configure an internal mirror.

   phys-schost# raidctl -c clt0d0 clt1d0

   -c clt0d0 clt1d0

   Creates the mirror of primary disk to the mirror disk. Enter the name of your primary disk as the first argument. Enter the name of the mirror disk as the second argument.

   For specifics about how to configure your server's internal disk mirroring, refer to the documents that shipped with your server and the raidctl(1M) man page.

Next Steps

SPARC: To create Sun Logical Domains (LDoms), go to SPARC: How to Install Sun Logical Domains Software and Create Domains.

To use Solaris I/O multipathing software, go to How to Install Solaris I/O Multipathing Software.

Otherwise, to install VxFS, go to How to Install Veritas File System Software.

Otherwise, install the Sun Cluster software packages. Go to How to Install Sun Cluster Framework and Data-Service Software Packages.