Preliminary Information for Creating Additional State Database Replicas

• You can create state database replicas on either a dedicated slice, or on a slice that will be used as part of a simple metadevice, mirror, RAID5 metadevice, or trans metadevice. Refer to Solstice DiskSuite 4.2.1 Reference Guide for guidelines on planning the location of state database replicas.

• You can add additional state database replicas to the system at any time. The additional state database replicas can help ensure DiskSuite availability.

• Adding additional state database replicas before creating a mirror can increase the mirror's performance. As a general rule, add one additional replica for each mirror you add to the system.

• The maximum number of state database replicas is 50. This also applies to replicas that are part of a diskset.