Reuse old/configured server for new purpose problems.
Greetings.
First of all I consider myself a newbe in Linux, that's why I'm seeking your help so please be patient!
I was given an old server (Solaris) that has Oracle (10.2.0) installed with a few databases. I'm supposed to reuse this server for this new application which will process data and create reports with a web interface (so Ill have to install tomcat,glassfish etc..)
My problems:
1. The server has been previously configured for something else, so I have no password for Oracle.
2. I thought of reinstalling Oracle but I have no idea how because of the way things have been partitioned
3. I will need to maximize space for the application since I theres q requirement of 400GB+
4. I really really really want to avoid wiping the server and configuring from scratch...
What are your thoughts of this? What approach should I take? If you need more information let me know...
You don't need to wipe the server, but you should probably recreate the application ZFS pool in a way that will suit your new application. To list ZFS pools and check their sizes:
To check what filesystems are created there:
Next you should confirm that all of those filesystems are not needed anymore. After that you should unmount all of them (zfs umount). Then you can list disks used by ZFS pools:
And destroy them:
Now you will have some spare disks that can be used by your application. You should choose enough disks from destroyed pools to meet your application's requirements. With the disk list at hand, you can combine them into ZFS pool:
If your application needs disk failure protection, then you should use mirroring or RAIDZ, described here: Creating a ZFS Storage Pool (Solaris ZFS Administration Guide)After that you can start creating application specific filesystems, using
To change their mountpoints use:
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Excellent. I'm awaiting for a response to continue with this process in the next hours. Please stay in touch cause I will need your support!
And thanks a lot sir!!!!!
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