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Old 02-01-2013
Help with installing SVM on solaris 10

Hello Gurus,
I am setting up a V240 with solaris 10 for learning purpose. I have 4 x 36Gb disk installed and I now want to install SVM just tp learn this disk management utility. What I want to know is where do I look for the SVM pkg ?
is this the right command pkgchk -L SUNWsvm . Can anyone suggest where to look for this package and recommend of sites/links where I can learn how to play around with this utility.

Thanks in advance
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Old 02-01-2013
SLVM is part of the standard installation in solaris 10. you do not need to install extra packages.
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Old 02-01-2013
SVM is a feature which comes with Solaris OS. Nothing need to install additionally to use this feature. Just start creating database replicas and volumes.
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Old 02-17-2013
Thank you very much to all your answers.
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