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Operating Systems Solaris SPARC T4-1/Solaris 11/Add 2 new HDDs in RAID 0 configuration Post 302696363 by julumme on Wednesday 5th of September 2012 01:04:24 AM

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SPARC T4-1/Solaris 11/Add 2 new HDDs in RAID 0 configuration

Hi,

Couple of sentences for background: I'm a software developer, whose task was to create a server software for our customer. Software is ready for deployment and customer has a new T4-1 SPARC, but somehow it also became my task also to setup the server. I have managed to get the server is up and running (Solaris was pre-installed), and software works on it.
Our server is SPARC T4-1 running Solaris 11. There are 2 HDDs in the system now (in HDD0 and HDD4 slots), and now we would like to add another two in raid 0 configuration (striped) for better performance.
I'm fairly proficient in Linux, so unix environment doesn't feel out of place for me, but configuring and administering Solaris is all new to me (this is my first time to touch one)

Can someone help me with some concrete step-by-step instructions how to
- Choose which slots I should populate with the new HDDs ?
- How can I configure & format, to mount them in raid 0 configuratin ?

I'm sure in proficient hands, this should be walk in the park, but for me unfortunately I'm not even sure where to start. If this was a clean system, I could easily start trial and error setup, but I don't want to mess-up customers server, as it's now working as hoped..
Thank you for any help!

Current configuration:

Code:

$ prtconf -l |more
...
ORCL,SPARC-T4-1 location: /dev/chassis//SYS/HDD0/disk
scsi_vhci, instance #0 location: /dev/chassis//SYS/HDD0/disk
disk, instance #4 location: /dev/chassis//SYS/HDD0/disk
disk, instance #6 location: /dev/chassis//SYS/HDD4/disk

$ diskinfo
D:devchassis-path c:occupant-compdev
/dev/chassis//SYS/HDD0/disk c0t5000CCA0259D2B78d0
/dev/chassis//SYS/HDD4/disk c0t5000CCA0259C678Cd0

$ cfgadm -al
Ap_Id Type Receptacle Occupant Condition
c2 scsi-sas connected configured unknown
c2::dsk/c2t6d0 CD-ROM connected configured unknown
c4 scsi-sas connected configured unknown
c4::w5000cca0259d2b79,0 disk-path connected configured unknown
c5 scsi-sas connected unconfigured unknown
c6 scsi-sas connected configured unknown
c6::w5000cca0259c678d,0 disk-path connected configured unknown
c7 scsi-sas connected unconfigured unknown
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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-
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       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)

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