Integrating Storage Manager With DiskSuite

DiskSuite and Storage Manager can be configured for cooperative ease of use. The Storage Manager application contains two tools, Disk Manager and File System Manager, that enable you to manage a server's disk configurations and file systems. For example, you could create a metadevice in DiskSuite Tool, then drag it to File System Manager to create a UFS file system on the metadevice.

You can configure DiskSuite so that it can launch Storage Manager from the DiskSuite Tool Tools menu.

For more information on Storage Manager, refer to Appendix A, Using Storage Manager.

How to Enable DiskSuite to Launch Storage Manager (Command Line)

This task assumes you have installed the Storage Manager packages. Refer to Solstice DiskSuite 4.2.1 Installation and Product Notes for more information.

Enabling DiskSuite to launch Storage Manager's tools, involves configuring the /usr/lib/lvm/metatool-toolsmenu file. For more information, refer to the metatool-toolsmenu(4) man page.

The supplied metatool-toolsmenu file has two lines already configured to use File System Manager and Disk Manager. Uncomment (remove the leading # sign) the two lines and save the file.

Example -- metatool-toolsmenu File

Here is a sample metatool-toolsmenu file, with two entries that enable File System Manager and Disk Manager to be launched from DiskSuite Tool.

#
# metatool `Tools' menu registry file...
#
# Entries are of the form:
#
# :0:<name>:<command>:
#
# 0 is a format specifier.  `0' is the only valid specifier for metatool.
#
# <name> becomes a menu item1.5 in the Metadevice Editor and DiskView Tools menu
# <command> is passed to system() when item is chosen from the menu.
#
# ':' is a field delimiter, one of: `+' `|' `:' `^'
#
# sample entries:
	+0+File System Manager...+/opt/SUNWadm/2.2/bin/stomgr -F+
	:0:Disk Manager...:/opt/SUNWadm/2.2/bin/stomgr -D:
#
#

How to Launch File System Manager and Disk Manager (DiskSuite Tool)

This task assumes you have configured the metatool-toolsmenu file, as explained in the previous task.

1. Start DiskSuite Tool.

   # metatool &

   DiskSuite Tool's menu options now includes a "Tools" item, with File System Manager and Disk Manager selections.

2. Select the appropriate item from the Tools menu to start either File System Manager or Disk Manager.