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Operating Systems Solaris Problems during booting from mirror disk
# 8  
Old 06-11-2009
1. install your system
2. patch the system
3. follow the howto in the wiki link from my last post an do the mirror setup
4. let the mirror sync
5. don't break the mirror, just try to boot from mirror from "ok" prompt

thats how i do my installations...

Last edited by DukeNuke2; 06-11-2009 at 06:26 AM..
# 9  
Old 06-11-2009
Hi Duke,

MY node contains

# format
Searching for disks...done

AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
0. c1t0d0 <SUN146G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 848>
/pci@1f,700000/scsi@2/sd@0,0
1. c1t1d0 <SUN146G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 848>
/pci@1f,700000/scsi@2/sd@1,0
2. c1t2d0 <SUN146G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 848>
/pci@1f,700000/scsi@2/sd@2,0
3. c1t3d0 <SUN146G cyl 14087 alt 2 hd 24 sec 848>
/pci@1f,700000/scsi@2/sd@3,0


In this no of disk,

i dont know how to root mirror, can u guide me
# 10  
Old 06-11-2009
follow the wiki link...
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