10-15-2007
Sorry for the long winded details, but I'd imagine the more details the better!
Below is a section of the output from metastat -t
What basically seems to have happened is that the mirror has got itself confused as it needs repairing. looking at the iostat -En command, the hard disk do not show any errors. I haven't got any spare slices to move the damaged slice to as suggested with the metareplace command provided in the metastat output so I need to break the mirror, remove the mirror, then recreate it again so it starts to sync.
I have done this in the past but only via a gui screen and not through the text commands although I know it is possible.
Any help / guidance would be appreciated.
d27: Mirror
Submirror 0: d28
State: Needs maintenance Mon Sep 24 10:38:00 2007
Submirror 1: d29
State: Okay Mon Oct 28 16:36:45 2002
Pass: 1
Read option: roundrobin (default)
Write option: parallel (default)
Size: 12581595 blocks (6.0 GB)
d28: Submirror of d27
State: Needs maintenance Mon Sep 24 10:38:00 2007
Invoke: metareplace d27 c1t8d0s4 <new device>
Size: 12581595 blocks (6.0 GB)
Stripe 0: (interlace: 32 blocks)
Device Start Dbase State Reloc Hot Spare Time
c1t1d0s4 0 No Okay Yes Mon Oct 28 15:47:00 2002
c1t2d0s4 0 No Okay Yes Mon Oct 28 15:47:00 2002
c1t8d0s4 0 No Maintenance Yes Mon Sep 24 10:38:00 2007
d29: Submirror of d27
State: Okay Mon Oct 28 16:36:45 2002
Size: 12581595 blocks (6.0 GB)
Stripe 0: (interlace: 32 blocks)
Device Start Dbase State Reloc Hot Spare Time
c1t4d0s4 0 No Okay Yes Mon Oct 28 15:47:37 2002
c1t5d0s4 0 No Okay Yes Mon Oct 28 15:47:37 2002
c1t11d0s4 0 No Okay Yes Mon Oct 28 15:47:37 2002
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install-solaris
install-solaris(1M) install-solaris(1M)
NAME
install-solaris - install the Solaris operating system
SYNOPSIS
install-solaris
install-solaris invokes the Solaris Install program. Depending on graphical capability and available memory at the time of invocation,
install-solaris invokes either a text-based installer or a graphical installer.
The following minimum requirements for physical memory dictate which features are available during installation:
For SPARC machines:
128 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
128 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
384 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
For x86 machines:
256 MB
Minimum physical memory for all installation types
256 MB
Minimum physical memory required for windowing system
512 MB
Minimum physical memory required for graphical-based installation
In some cases, even if the minimum physical memory is present, available virtual memory after system startup can limit the number of fea-
tures available.
install-solaris exists only on the Solaris installation media (CD or DVD) and should be invoked only from there. Refer to the for more
details.
install-solaris allows installation of the operating system onto any standalone system. install-solaris loads the software available on the
installation media. Refer to the for disk space requirements.
Refer to the for more information on the various menus and selections.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcdrom (Solaris instal- |
| |lation media) |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface Stability |Evolving |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
pkginfo(1), install(1M), pkgadd(1M), attributes(5)
It is advisable to exit install-solaris by means of the exit options in the install-solaris menus.
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