Using the SPARCstorage Array as a System Disk

This section contains information on making a SPARCstorage Array function as a system disk (boot device).

Making a SPARCstorage Array Bootable

The minimum boot requirements for the SPARCstorage Array are:

• Solaris 2.5

• Fcode 1.52 or later on the SOC card in the host

• Firmware 3.12 or above in the SPARCstorage Array

To update or check the Fcode revision, use the fc_update program, which is supplied on the SPARCstorage Array CD, in its own subdirectory.

Consult the SPARCstorage Array documentation for more details.

How to Make SPARCstorage Array Disks Available Early in the Boot Process

Add the following forceload entries to /etc/system file to ensure that the SPARCstorage Array disks are made available early in the boot process. This is necessary to make the SPARCstorage Array function as a system disk (boot device).

*ident	"@(#)system	1.15	92/11/14 SMI" /* SVR4 1.5 */
*
* SYSTEM SPECIFICATION FILE
*
...
* forceload:
*
*	Cause these modules to be loaded at boot time, (just before mounting
*	the root filesystem) rather than at first reference. Note that
* 	forceload expects a filename which includes the directory. Also
*	note that loading a module does not necessarily imply that it will
*	be installed.
*
forceload: drv/ssd
forceload: drv/pln
forceload: drv/soc
...

When creating a root (/) mirror on a SPARCstorage Array disk, running the metaroot(1M) command puts the above entries in the /etc/system file automatically.