Task |
Description |
For Instructions |
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Create a mirror from unused slices |
Use the
Solaris Volume Manager GUI or the metainit command to create a mirror from
unused slices. |
How to Create a RAID-1 Volume From Unused Slices |
Create a mirror from an existing file system |
Use the Solaris Volume
Manager GUI or the metainit command to create a mirror from an existing
file system. |
How to Create a RAID-1 Volume From a File System |
Create a mirror from the root (/) file system |
Use the Solaris
Volume Manager GUI or the metainit command to create a mirror from the
root (/) file system. |
SPARC: How to Create a RAID-1 Volume From the root (/) File System x86: How to Create a RAID-1 Volume From the root (/) File System |
Attach a submirror |
Use the Solaris Volume Manager GUI or
the metattach command to attach a submirror. |
How to Attach a Submirror |
Detach a submirror |
Use the Solaris Volume
Manager GUI or the metadetach command to detach the submirror. |
How to Detach a Submirror |
Place a submirror
online or take a submirror offline |
Use the Solaris Volume Manager GUI or
the metaonline command to put a submirror online. Use the Solaris Volume Manager
GUI or the metaoffline command to take a submirror offline. |
How to Place a Submirror Offline and Online |
Enable a slice
within a submirror |
Use the Solaris Volume Manager GUI or the metareplace command to
enable a slice in a submirror. |
How to Enable a Slice in a Submirror |
Check mirror status |
Use the Solaris Volume
Manager GUI or the metastat command to check the status of RAID-1 volumes.
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How to View the Status of Mirrors and Submirrors |
Change mirror options |
Use the Solaris Volume Manager GUI or the metaparam command to
change the options for a specific RAID-1 volume. |
How to Change RAID-1 Volume Options |
Expand a mirror |
Use the
Solaris Volume Manager GUI or the metattach command to expand the capacity of
a mirror. |
How to Expand a RAID-1 Volume |
Replace a slice within a submirror |
Use the Solaris Volume Manager
GUI or the metareplace command to replace a slice in a submirror. |
How to Replace a Slice in a Submirror |
Replace
a submirror |
Use the Solaris Volume Manager GUI or the metattach command to replace
a submirror. |
How to Replace a Submirror |
Remove a mirror (unmirror) |
Use the Solaris Volume Manager GUI, the
metadetach command, or the metaclear command to unmirror a file system. |
How to Unmirror a File System |
Remove a mirror
(unmirror) of a file system that cannot be unmounted |
Use the Solaris Volume
Manager GUI, the metadetach command, or the metaclear command to unmirror a file
system that cannot be unmounted. |
How to Unmirror a File System That Cannot Be Unmounted |
Use a mirror to perform backups |
Use the Solaris
Volume Manager GUI, the metaonline command, or the metaoffline commands to perform backups
with mirrors. |
How to Perform an Online Backup of a RAID-1 Volume |
Cancel or resume the resynchronization process on a mirror |
Use the
metasync command to cancel and resume the resynchronization process on a mirror |
How to Cancel a Volume Resynchronization Process How to Resume a Volume Resynchronization Process |
