hi all, i was wondering if i have some volume manager and i want to format all partitions/disks and re-create new slices can i use regular format command or what?
i think veritas volume manager is already installed. (2 Replies)
Have a compaq dl380 proliant installed with solaris..
It has a smart array 5i controller.. currently I have 2 18gb disks - mirrored as far as I can see...
I have just put in 2 36gb disks (just physically put in)
How do I get solaris to recognise them so I can use them?
format command - only... (2 Replies)
I need to insert a new hard disk into a Sun Fire v210 machine. The (only) internal disk which is already in the machine is part number XRA-SC1CB-73G10K (DISK DRIVE ASSY. 73GB, 10K RPM, with SPUD BRACKET).
I also have nearly endless access to IBM hard disks at extremely low prices and would there... (2 Replies)
Friends,
i have used the following code to get the number of disks in solaris
echo | pfexec format | egrep -v "Searching|AVAILABLE|Specify|^$|@" | wc -l
is there a better way to get the same result (5 Replies)
Hi guys,
We had created a pool as follows:
zpool create filing_pool raidz c1t2d0 c1t3d0 ........
Due to some requirement, we need to destroy the pool and re-create another one. We wish to know now which disks have been included in the filing_pool, how do we list the disks used to create... (2 Replies)
Hi,
I have installed oracle 10g release 2 on solaris 10 Zone. I want to configure ASM in local Zone using virtual disks in place of real disks.
I have configured ASM using virtual disks in place real disk in Solaris 10 Global zone. How i can do in local Zone
Kindly guid me with proper... (1 Reply)
Hello,
to simulate an environment with 48 disks using Solaris 10 x86,
i try toMake 48 disks (files) with MKFILE :
#for i in c{0,1,2,3,4,5}t{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7}d0 >do > mkfile 100m $i >done
But i received like result :
#ls /test_zfs
c{0,1,2,3,4,5}t{0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7}d0
Any help... (2 Replies)
I want to develop a script that I can run like follows:
./format_disks.sh <disk name 1>, <disk name 2>, etc...
Some background. I've create a VMware based virtual machine that has Solaris 5.11 installed on it. Initially, the only disk that is on this VM is the one that hosts the OS. ... (1 Reply)
Hi Guys,
obviously new to SOLARIS SUN SPARC 5.10
I would really appreciate if you help me see how to find free disks available in my system.
Like i am a linux admin. If i want to grow a file system in linux. I would first have a look at my volume groups to see if they have free PEs if not then... (2 Replies)
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LEARN ABOUT OPENDARWIN
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.
23 Sep 2005 install-solaris(1M)