Another reason that made change to raidctl is using and implementing LDoms. I found it a bit complicated maintaining the server with SVM and LDoms. I had to come up with different strategies to make it work (since Sun only provides very simple and basic examples). So I moved to raidctl to get rid of one of the complication factors (i.e. SVM). Costly options are not an option now under the current financial circumstances. FLAR is also an option if it would allow me to make a full backup of the disk. I found a lot of material about FLAR, but can you point me to something that talks about full disk image?
choogendyk, I am also using T5220 (and T2000). Can you share your script so I do not have to re-invent the wheel?
With regards to our business model, we install our application on Sun servers and sell them to our clients (OEM the HW); so we are responsible for the support. Since we partition the disks according to the application needs and manage mirroring, we have to come up with the backup strategy as well. In your case, you bring root partition down to make the backup, right? If that is the case, this means service outage in my case.