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Sun QFS and Sun Storage Archive Manager 5.3 Installation Guide Sun QFS and Sun Storage Archive Manager 5.3 Information Library |
1. About Sun QFS and Sun Storage Archive Manager
4. Release Package Contents, Directories, and Files
5. Installing Sun QFS and SAM-QFS
6. Installing and Configuring SAM-QFS Manager
7. Configuring the File System Environment
8. Setting Up Mount Parameters and Initializing the File System Environment
9. Backing Up SAM-QFS Data and Files
10. Upgrading Sun QFS and SAM-QFS
Support for Rolling Upgrades in a Shared Environment
How to Perform Rolling Upgrades in a Shared Environment
Preserving Information for an Upgrade
Backing Up Existing File Systems
Backing Up Using the Version 1, Version 2, and Version 2A Superblocks
How to Back Up the File System (Sun QFS Configurations)
How to Back Up a File System (SAM-QFS Configurations)
Example Of Using the samfsdump Command
How to Stop Archiving Operations From SAM-QFS Manager
How to Stop Archiving Operations From the Command Line
How To Unmount a File System Using SAM-QFS Manager
How to Unmount a File System From the Command Line
How to Unmount by Editing the /etc/vfstab File
How to Remove Existing Software
How to Modify the /etc/vfstab File
How to Reinitialize and Restore the File System
How to Mount the File System Using SAM-QFS Manager
Recompiling API-Dependent Applications
Switching Between SPARC and AMD Platforms
Configuring EFI Labels for Shared x64 and SPARC Volumes
How to Convert Disk Labels From the Default SMI VTOC8 to EFI
11. Uninstalling the SAM-QFS Manager Software
12. Installing Sun QFS and Sun Storage Archive Manager -- Quick Start
The following section describes how to upgrade the Oracle Solaris OS when running the Sun QFS software.
Many of the steps involved in upgrading your Oracle Solaris OS level are identical to the steps involved in upgrading your Sun QFS environment. Some of the steps in this procedure reference procedures in the previous sections.
Note - The SAM-QFS software requires at least the Solaris 10 10/08 OS.
Sun QFS software supports various levels of the Oracle Solaris OS. Do not reinstall your old Sun QFS software on your newly upgraded Oracle Solaris OS unless you are sure they are compatible.
Contact your application service provider or an Oracle sales representative to obtain new copies of the software.
These files include mcf, defaults.conf, samfs.cmd, the shared hosts files, and so on. Back up these files for all file systems in your Sun QFS environment. Also make sure that you have backup copies of files in the /etc/opt/SUNWsamfs directory.
The file systems should be backed up regularly according to your site's policies and as described in Chapter 9, Backing Up SAM-QFS Data and Files. If you are comfortable with the backup files that already exist for your file systems, you do not need to back them up again now.
For instructions, see Unmounting File Systems.
You must remove the existing Sun QFS package before installing either the new package or the new operating system level. For instructions, see Removing Existing Software.
Install the new Oracle Solaris OS revision using the corresponding Oracle Solaris upgrade procedures.
The Sun QFS software package uses the Oracle Solaris OS packaging utilities for adding and deleting software. You must be logged in as superuser to make changes to software packages. The pkgadd command prompts you to confirm various actions necessary to upgrade the Sun QFS package. For instructions, see Adding the Upgrade Packages.
If device names have changed, you might need to update the mcf file to match the new device names. Verify the new device names, and then follow the procedure in Restoring the File System.
Use the procedure described in Mounting the File System.