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# 8  
Old 01-25-2010
You evidently do not have disk mirroring using disksuite, if you were /etc/vfstab entries for local disks would be /dev/md. Your system is using Veritas (now owned by Symantec) Volume Manager for its mirroring hence your disks are mounted /dev/vx as pointed out by Incredible. You need to undo the mirroring and return the /etc/vfstab back normal /dev/dsk mounts before upgrading. Suggest checking on the Symantec web site on how to do this if you do not know.
# 9  
Old 01-25-2010
Since this is my first time touch on the Veritas.
Hope you all kindly advise me, if got any wrong or mistake. =)
and hope can guide me step by step. =)

Below is the veritas disk listing
Code:
root@leo # vxdisk list
DEVICE       TYPE            DISK         GROUP        STATUS
c1t0d0s2     auto:sliced     rootdg01     rootdg       online
c1t1d0s2     auto:sliced     rootdg02     rootdg       online
c2t8d1s2     auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d2s2     auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d3s2     auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d4s2     auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d5s2     auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d6s2     auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d7s2     auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d8s2     auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d30s2    auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d31s2    auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d32s2    auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d33s2    auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d34s2    auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d35s2    auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d36s2    auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d37s2    auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d38s2    auto:sliced     -            -            online
c2t8d39s2    auto:none       -            -            online invalid

Code:
root@leo #  vxprint
Disk group: rootdg

TY NAME         ASSOC        KSTATE   LENGTH   PLOFFS   STATE    TUTIL0  PUTIL0
dg rootdg       rootdg       -        -        -        -        -       -

dm rootdg01     c1t0d0s2     -        286698623 -       -        -       -
dm rootdg02     c1t1d0s2     -        286657920 -       -        -       -

sd rootdg01Priv -            ENABLED  40703    -        -        -       PRIVATE

v  rootvol      root         ENABLED  237528192 -       ACTIVE   -       -
pl rootvol-01   rootvol      ENABLED  237528192 -       ACTIVE   -       -
sd rootdg01-B0  rootvol-01   ENABLED  1        0        -        -       Block0
sd rootdg01-02  rootvol-01   ENABLED  237528191 1       -        -       -
pl rootvol-02   rootvol      ENABLED  237528192 -       ACTIVE   -       -
sd rootdg02-01  rootvol-02   ENABLED  237528192 0       -        -       -

v  swapvol      swap         ENABLED  49129728 -        ACTIVE   -       -
pl swapvol-01   swapvol      ENABLED  49129728 -        ACTIVE   -       -
sd rootdg01-01  swapvol-01   ENABLED  49129728 0        -        -       -
pl swapvol-02   swapvol      ENABLED  49129728 -        ACTIVE   -       -
sd rootdg02-02  swapvol-02   ENABLED  49129728 0        -        -       -
root@leo #

# 10  
Old 01-27-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by incredible
So what? Smilie
That's where I asking the OP to change the filesystem to raw device (to take out of VxVM control) and then do the upgrade.
If successful, he can install VxVM again and encapsulate the root disks.. Smilie
OK, and some explanation, why to use Veritas when you have SVM as a native part of Solaris 10 for free???
I suppose that SVM is very good piece of software, so I don't see any reason why don't use it.
# 11  
Old 01-27-2010
Hi Brusell,
I don't think you understand what Im saying. I think there's some communication break-down here.Smilie
# 12  
Old 01-27-2010
Quote:
OK, and some explanation, why to use Veritas when you have SVM as a native part of Solaris 10 for free???
I was on a Veritas SVM course where they recommend you use SVM for the system disks and VxVm for the data disks.

I would use SVM for the root/system disks after the upgrade rather than use VxVm.

Incredible was not saying you *had* to use VxVm he was just stating what you would have to do to reinstate the system back the way it was before the upgrade.
# 13  
Old 01-28-2010
When the VxVM breaks it is much trickier to get it back working if you're unable to access / partition easily. That is why it is more common to use SVM for / . And / usage pattern is usually very stable through the system lifetime and once set up it rather not change. That's why you don't need fancy features of VxVM.
# 14  
Old 02-09-2010
for double confirm, when i wish to upgrade the solaris from 8 to 10,
is a must to break the Veritas?
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