Creating RAID-1 Volumes (Mirrors) During Installation (Overview)

This chapter discusses the advantages of creating RAID-1 volumes (mirrors) for the root (/) file system. This chapter also describes the Solaris Volume Manager components that are required to create mirrors for file systems. This chapter describes the following topics.

• Why Use RAID-1 Volumes?

• How Do RAID-1 Volumes Work?

• Overview of Solaris Volume Manager Components

• Example of RAID-1 Volume Disk Layout

For additional information specific to Solaris Live Upgrade or JumpStart, see the following references:

• For Solaris Live Upgrade: General Guidelines When Creating RAID-1 Volumes (Mirrored) File Systems in Solaris Express Installation Guide: Solaris Live Upgrade and Upgrade Planning

• For JumpStart:

  • filesys Profile Keyword (Creating RAID-1 Volumes) in Solaris Express Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations

  • metadb Profile Keyword (Creating State Database Replicas) in Solaris Express Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations