Solaris Volume Manager Administration Guide
    
A
 
 adding a host to a disk set ( Index Term Link )
 
 adding disks to a disk set ( Index Term Link )
 
 adding hot spares ( Index Term Link )
 
 administering disk sets ( Index Term Link )
 
 application based recovery ( Index Term Link )
 
 automatic disk partitioning ( Index Term Link )
 
 autotake disk set ( Index Term Link )
    
B
 
 boot problems ( Index Term Link )
 
 booting into single-user mode ( Index Term Link )
    
C
 
 changing default values ( Index Term Link )
 
 checking status of a disk set ( Index Term Link )
 
 component, definition of ( Index Term Link )
 
 concatenated stripe
  See RAID–0 (concatenated stripe volume
  definition
   See also RAID–0 (concatenated stripe) volume
  removing ( Index Term Link )
 
 concatenation
  creating ( Index Term Link )
  definition
   See also RAID–0 (concatenation) volume
  example with three slices ( Index Term Link )
  expanding ( Index Term Link )
  expanding UFS file system ( Index Term Link )
  removing ( Index Term Link )
  usage ( Index Term Link )
 
 concatenation volume, See RAID–0 (concatenation) volume
 
 configuration, viewing ( Index Term Link )
 
 configuration file, creating ( Index Term Link )
 
 configuration planning
  guidelines ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link )
  trade-offs ( Index Term Link )
 
 creating a disk set ( Index Term Link )
 
 creating components in a disk set ( Index Term Link )
 
 creating configuration files ( Index Term Link )
 
 cron command ( Index Term Link )
    
D
 
 deleting a disk set ( Index Term Link )
 
 deleting a host from a disk set ( Index Term Link )
 
 deleting disks from a disk set ( Index Term Link )
 
 device ID, formats of ( Index Term Link )
 
 directed mirror reads ( Index Term Link )
 
 disk set ( Index Term Link )
  adding disks to ( Index Term Link )
  adding host to ( Index Term Link )
  administering ( Index Term Link )
  asynchronous shared storage ( Index Term Link )
  automatic disk partitioning ( Index Term Link )
  autotake ( Index Term Link )
  checking status ( Index Term Link )
  creating ( Index Term Link )
  creating components ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  deleting a disk set ( Index Term Link )
  deleting a host from a disk set ( Index Term Link )
  deleting disks ( Index Term Link )
  example with two shared disk sets ( Index Term Link )
  guidelines ( Index Term Link )
  importing ( Index Term Link )
  local ( Index Term Link )
  multi-owner ( Index Term Link )
   See multi-owner disk set
  named ( Index Term Link )
  naming conventions ( Index Term Link )
  releasing ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  reserving ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  scenario ( Index Term Link )
  shared ( Index Term Link )
  taking ( Index Term Link )
  usage ( Index Term Link )
 
 disk sets
  importing ( Index Term Link )
  maximum number supported ( Index Term Link )
 
 DiskSuite Tool, See graphical interface
    
E
 
 enabling a slice in a RAID-5 volume ( Index Term Link )
 
 enabling a slice in a submirror ( Index Term Link )
 
 Enhanced Storage, See graphical interface
 
 error checking ( Index Term Link )
 
 errors, checking for using a script ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/lvm/md.cf file ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/lvm/mddb.cf file ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/rc2.d/S95lvm.sync file ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/rcS.d/S35lvm.init file ( Index Term Link )
 
 /etc/vfstab file ( Index Term Link )
  recovering from improper entries ( Index Term Link )
 
 exchanging volume names ( Index Term Link )
    
F
 
 failover configuration ( Index Term Link )
 
 file system
  expanding ( Index Term Link )
  expanding by creating a concatenation ( Index Term Link )
  expansion overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  guidelines ( Index Term Link )
  unmirroring ( Index Term Link )
 
 first read policy ( Index Term Link )
 
 fmthard command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 format command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
    
G
 
 general performance guidelines ( Index Term Link )
 
 geometric read policy ( Index Term Link )
 
 graphical interface, overview ( Index Term Link )
 
 growfs command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 growfs command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 GUI, sample ( Index Term Link )
    
H
 
 hot spare
  adding to a hot spare pool ( Index Term Link )
  conceptual overview ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  enabling ( Index Term Link )
  how hot spares work with Solaris Volume Manager ( Index Term Link )
  replacing in a hot spare pool ( Index Term Link )
 
 hot spare pool ( Index Term Link )
  adding slices to ( Index Term Link )
  associating ( Index Term Link )
  associating with a volume ( Index Term Link )
  basic operation ( Index Term Link )
  changing association ( Index Term Link )
  changing association of ( Index Term Link )
  checking status ( Index Term Link )
  conceptual overview ( Index Term Link )
  creating ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  deleting hot spare ( Index Term Link )
  example with mirror ( Index Term Link )
  maintaining ( Index Term Link )
  replacing hot spare ( Index Term Link )
  states ( Index Term Link )
    
I
 
 I/O ( Index Term Link )
 
 importing a disk set ( Index Term Link )
 
 install program, system recovery ( Index Term Link )
 
 interfaces, See Solaris Volume Manager interfaces
 
 interlace, specifying ( Index Term Link )
 
 interlace value ( Index Term Link )
    
K
 
 /kernel/drv/md.conf file ( Index Term Link )
    
L
 
 local disk set ( Index Term Link )
 
 lockfs command ( Index Term Link )
    
M
 
 majority consensus algorithm ( Index Term Link )
 
 master node ( Index Term Link )
 
 md.cf file ( Index Term Link )
  recovering a Solaris Volume Manager configuration ( Index Term Link )
 
 md.tab file ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link )
 
 mdmonitord command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaclear command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaclear command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 metadb command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metadb command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metadb command, replacing a failed disk and ( Index Term Link )
 
 metadetach command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metadetach command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 metadevadm command ( Index Term Link )
  replacing a failed disk and ( Index Term Link )
 
 metadevice, See volume
 
 metahs command ( Index Term Link )
  adding slices to a hot spare pool ( Index Term Link )
  deleting hot spare ( Index Term Link )
  enabling ( Index Term Link )
  replacing a failed disk and ( Index Term Link )
  replacing hot spare ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaimport command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 metainit command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metainit command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metainit command, creating hot spare pool ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaoffline command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaoffline command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaonline command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaparam command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaparam command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaparam command
  associating hot spare pool with volume ( Index Term Link )
  changing association of hot spare pool ( Index Term Link )
 
 metarecover command ( Index Term Link )
  replacing a failed disk and ( Index Term Link )
 
 metarename command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 metarename command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metareplace command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metareplace command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 metareplace command, replacing a failed disk and ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaroot command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metaset command ( Index Term Link )
  adding a host to a disk set ( Index Term Link )
  adding disks to a disk set ( Index Term Link )
  checking status of a disk set ( Index Term Link )
  creating a disk set ( Index Term Link )
  deleting a disk set ( Index Term Link )
  deleting a host from a disk set ( Index Term Link )
  deleting disks from a disk set ( Index Term Link )
  releasing a disk set ( Index Term Link )
  taking a disk set ( Index Term Link )
 
 metastat command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metastat command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 metasync command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metattach
  task ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 metattach command ( Index Term Link )
 
 metattach command ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  attach RAID-5 component ( Index Term Link )
  attach submirror ( Index Term Link )
 
 mirror
  See RAID-1 Volume
  See also RAID-1 volume
  and online backup ( Index Term Link )
  attaching a submirror ( Index Term Link )
  changing options ( Index Term Link )
  creating ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  example with two submirrors ( Index Term Link )
  expanding ( Index Term Link )
  replacing and enabling components ( Index Term Link )
  resynchronization ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
   canceling ( Index Term Link )
   resuming ( Index Term Link )
  sample status output ( Index Term Link )
  two-way mirror ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  updating the size of ( Index Term Link )
 
 mirroring
  file system ( Index Term Link )
  file system that can be unmounted ( Index Term Link )
  read and write performance ( Index Term Link )
  root (/), /usr, and swap ( Index Term Link )
  root file system
   SPARC ( Index Term Link )
   x86 ( Index Term Link )
 
 multi-owner disk set ( Index Term Link )
  defined ( Index Term Link )
  device id support ( Index Term Link )
  importing ( Index Term Link )
  master node ( Index Term Link )
 
 multi-owner disk sets
  RAID-1 volumes ( Index Term Link )
  tasks ( Index Term Link )
    
N
 
 named disk set ( Index Term Link )
    
O
 
 Oracle Real Application Clusters ( Index Term Link )
    
P
 
 parallel access, definition of ( Index Term Link )
 
 parallel write policy ( Index Term Link )
 
 pass number
  and read-only mirror ( Index Term Link )
  defined ( Index Term Link )
 
 prtconf command, viewing device IDs ( Index Term Link )
    
R
 
 RAID, levels supported in Solaris Volume Manager ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID-0 (stripe) Volume, example with three slices ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID-0+1 ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID-0 volume
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  usage ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID-1+0 ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID-1 Volume ( Index Term Link )
  booting into single-user mode ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID-1 volume
  creating ( Index Term Link )
  information for replacing and enabling components ( Index Term Link )
  maintenance vs. last erred ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID-1 Volume
  mirror ( Index Term Link )
  options ( Index Term Link )
  pass number ( Index Term Link )
  RAID-0+1 ( Index Term Link )
  RAID-1+0 ( Index Term Link )
  read-and-write policies ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID-1 volume
  replacing and enabling components ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID-1 Volume
  submirror ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID-5 volume
  and interlace ( Index Term Link )
  checking status of ( Index Term Link )
  creating ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  enabling a component ( Index Term Link )
  enabling a failed slice ( Index Term Link )
  example with an expanded device ( Index Term Link )
  example with four disks ( Index Term Link )
  expanding ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  guidelines ( Index Term Link )
  information for replacing and enabling components ( Index Term Link )
  maintenance vs. last erred ( Index Term Link )
  overview ( Index Term Link )
  parity calculations ( Index Term Link )
  parity information ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  replacing a component ( Index Term Link )
  replacing a failed slice ( Index Term Link )
  replacing and enabling components ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  requirements for ( Index Term Link )
  resynchronizing slices ( Index Term Link )
  slice states ( Index Term Link )
  states ( Index Term Link )
  tasks ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID–0 (concatenated stripe) volume
  example with three stripes ( Index Term Link )
  interlace value for ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID–0 (concatenation) volume, information for creating ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID–0 (stripe) volume ( Index Term Link )
  information for creating ( Index Term Link )
 
 RAID–0 volume
  guidelines ( Index Term Link )
  types of ( Index Term Link )
 
 random I/O ( Index Term Link )
 
 releasing a disk set ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 renaming volumes ( Index Term Link )
 
 repartitioning a disk ( Index Term Link )
 
 replica ( Index Term Link )
 
 reserving a disk set ( Index Term Link )
 
 resynchronization
  canceling ( Index Term Link )
  full ( Index Term Link )
  optimized ( Index Term Link )
  partial ( Index Term Link )
  resuming ( Index Term Link )
 
 round-robin read policy ( Index Term Link )
    
S
 
 SCSI disk
  replacing ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 sequential I/O ( Index Term Link )
 
 serial write policy ( Index Term Link )
 
 Service Management Facility (SMF), See SMF
 
 shared disk set ( Index Term Link )
 
 simple volume, definition ( Index Term Link )
 
 slices, expanding ( Index Term Link )
 
 small servers, overview of deploying ( Index Term Link )
 
 SMF
  Solaris Volume Manager services ( Index Term Link )
  upgrading Solaris Volume Manager and ( Index Term Link )
 
 soft partition
  creating ( Index Term Link )
  deleting ( Index Term Link )
  recovering configuration for ( Index Term Link )
  removing ( Index Term Link )
 
 soft partitions ( Index Term Link )
  checking status of ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  expanding ( Index Term Link )
  guidelines ( Index Term Link )
  locations ( Index Term Link )
  maintaining ( Index Term Link )
  tasks ( Index Term Link )
 
 Solaris Volume Manager
  See Solaris Volume Manager
  configuration guidelines ( Index Term Link )
  networked storage devices and ( Index Term Link )
  Oracle Real Applications Clusters and ( Index Term Link )
  recovering the configuration ( Index Term Link )
  Sun Cluster and ( Index Term Link )
 
 Solaris Volume Manager elements, overview ( Index Term Link )
 
 Solaris Volume Manager for Sun Cluster
  application based recovery ( Index Term Link )
  configuration ( Index Term Link )
  data management and recovery ( Index Term Link )
  directed mirror reads ( Index Term Link )
  optimized resynchronization ( Index Term Link )
  software components ( Index Term Link )
  timeouts ( Index Term Link )
 
 Solaris Volume Manager interfaces
  command line ( Index Term Link )
  sample GUI ( Index Term Link )
  Solaris Management Console ( Index Term Link )
 
 state database
  conceptual overview ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  corrupt ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
 
 state database replica
  criteria for disk set ( Index Term Link )
  size of ( Index Term Link )
 
 state database replicas ( Index Term Link )
  adding larger replicas ( Index Term Link )
  basic operation ( Index Term Link )
  creating multiple on a single slice ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  errors ( Index Term Link )
  location ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  minimum number ( Index Term Link ) ( Index Term Link )
  two-disk configuration ( Index Term Link )
  usage ( Index Term Link )
 
 status ( Index Term Link )
 
 stripe
  creating ( Index Term Link )
  definition
   See also RAID–0 (stripe) volume
  expanding ( Index Term Link )
  removing ( Index Term Link )
 
 stripe volume, See RAID–0 (stripe) volume
 
 striping, definition ( Index Term Link )
 
 submirror ( Index Term Link )
  See RAID-1 Volume
  attaching ( Index Term Link )
  detaching ( Index Term Link )
  enabling a failed slice ( Index Term Link )
  operation while offline ( Index Term Link )
  replacing a failed slice ( Index Term Link )
  replacing entire ( Index Term Link )
 
 Sun Cluster ( Index Term Link )
 
 svc-mdmonitor script ( Index Term Link )
 
 swap, unmirroring ( Index Term Link )
 
 system files ( Index Term Link )
 
 system recovery from install program ( Index Term Link )
    
T
 
 taking a disk set ( Index Term Link )
 
 topdown volume creation
  defaults ( Index Term Link )
  RAID 1 volume, creating ( Index Term Link )
  shell script ( Index Term Link )
  volume configuration file ( Index Term Link )
 
 troubleshooting
  boot problems ( Index Term Link )
  device ID discrepancies ( Index Term Link )
  general guidelines ( Index Term Link )
  importing a disk set ( Index Term Link )
  improper /etc/vfstab file entries ( Index Term Link )
  metaimport command ( Index Term Link )
  recovering from disk movement problems ( Index Term Link )
  replacing a failed disk ( Index Term Link )
    
V
 
 /var/adm/messages file ( Index Term Link )
  replacing a failed disk ( Index Term Link )
 
 viewing Solaris Volume Manager configuration ( Index Term Link )
 
 volume
  conceptual overview ( Index Term Link )
  definition ( Index Term Link )
  exchanging name ( Index Term Link )
  expanding disk space ( Index Term Link )
  renaming ( Index Term Link )
  types ( Index Term Link )
  uses ( Index Term Link )
  using file system commands on ( Index Term Link )
  virtual disk ( Index Term Link )
 
 volume name switching ( Index Term Link )
 
 volumes, maximum number supported ( Index Term Link )