try this one ... should work on any solaris ... (assumes source disk disk0 is c0t0d0 and disk1 is c0t1d0) ... you might also want to add code to modify the /etc/vfstab automatically so you can quickly boot-up with the 2nd disk --- i'll let you handle that part ... test on useless system first though just to be safe ...
Code:
#! /bin/ksh
prtvtoc /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s2 | fmthard -s - /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s2
partlist=$(prtvtoc /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s2 | awk '!/\*/ {print $1}')
for p in $partlist
do
if [ "$p" != "1" -a "$p" != "2" ]
then
newfs /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s$p < /dev/null
mount /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s$p /mnt
cd /mnt
ufsdump 0uf - /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s$p | ufsrestore rf -
cd /
umount /mnt
fi
done
mount /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s0 /mnt
installboot /usr/platform/`uname -i`/lib/fs/ufs/bootblk /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s0
umount /mnt
exit 0
Last edited by Just Ice; 08-10-2005 at 11:02 AM..
Reason: saw something that could be a problem
Hai ......... my name Rio,
I want to clone my harddisk at Sun Balade 2000 server with Solaris 8 OS, my question is :
a. what kind method for making backup or clonning disk ?
b. what method more easier , quick but still reliable ?
c. how to proceed it ?
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
pcata
pcata(7D)pcata(7D)NAME
pcata - PCMCIA ATA card device driver
SYNOPSIS
pcata@socket#:a -u
pcata@socket#:a -u,raw
The PCMCIA ATA card device driver supports PCMCIA ATA disk and flash cards that follow the following standards:
o PC card 2.01 compliance (MBR+fdisk table required for all platforms).
o PC card ATA 2.01 compliance.
o PC card services 2.1 compliance.
The driver supports standard PCMCIA ATA cards that contain a Card Information Structure (CIS). For PCMCIA, nodes are created in /devices
that include the socket number as one component of the device name referred to by the node. However, the names in /dev, /dev/dsk, and
/dev/rdsk follow the current conventions for ATA devices, which do not encode the socket number in any part of the name. For example, you
may have the following:
+------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+
| Platform | | |
+------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+
|/devices name | | |
+------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+
+------------------------+-/dev/dsk-name-------------+---------------------+
|/devices/isa/pcic@1,3e0 | | |
+------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+
|/disk@0:a | | |
+------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+
+------------------------+-/devices/iommu@f,e0000000-/sbus@f,e0001000-/SUNW, pcmcia@3,0 /disk@0:a
|SPARC | | /dev/dsk/c1d0s0 |
| | | |
| | | |
+------------------------+---------------------------+---------------------+
PRECONFIGURATION
If a PC Card ATA device is recognized, the pcata driver is automatically loaded, IRQs allocated, devices nodes created, and special files
created (if they do not already exist).
Known Problems and Limitations
o vold does not support pcata. File systems must be mounted manually.
o You need to umount the file system before removing the disk.
o The ufs file systems on removable media (PC Card ATA) should have one of the onerror={panic, lock, umount} mount options set.
CONFIGURATION
Configuration topics include initial installation and configuration, identifying an unrecognized device, special files and hot-plugging.
Initial Installation and Configuration
1. Install the Solaris software.
2. Boot the system.
3. Insert the PC card ATA device.
Identifying an Unrecognized Device
If you insert a PC card ATA device and it is not recognized (no special files created), use the prtconf command to identify the problem.
1. Run the prtconf -D command to see if your pcata card is recognized. (A recognized device will appear at the end of the prtconf output.
For example:
# prtconf -D
. . .
pcic, instance #0 (driver name: pcic)
. . .
disk, instance #0
2. If pcata does not appear in the prtconf output, there is a problem with the PC card adapter configuration or with the hardware. Check
to see whether the problem is with the card or the adapter by trying to use the card on another machine and by seeing if it works on
the same machine using DOS.
Special Files
For PC card devices, nodes are created in /devices that include the socket number as one component of a device name that the node refers
to. However, the /prtc/dev names and the names in /dev/dsk and /dev/rdsk do follow the current convention for ATA devices, which do not
encode the socket number in any part of the name.
Hot-Plugging
o If you want to remove the disk, you must unmount the file system.
o Use the mkfs_pcfs(1M) command to create a pcfs file system:
# mkfs -F pcfs /dev/rdsk/c#d#p0:d
o To mount a pcfs file system, type:
# mount -F pcfs /dev/dsk/c#d#p0:c /mnt
o If you want to create a ufs file system, use the newfs command and type:
# newfs /dev/rdsk/c#d#s#
o To mount a ufs file system, type:
# mount -F ufs /dev/dsk/c#d#s# /mnt
o To create a Solaris partition, run the format command and go to the Partition menu. For more information, see the format(1M) man page.
/kernel/drv/pcata pcata driver
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|VALUE | |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWpsdpr |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
format(1M), mount(1M), newfs(1M), pcmcia(7D), attributes(5), pcfs(7FS)
20 Oct 2000 pcata(7D)
05-26-2005
... test on useless system first though just to be safe ...