VxVM: Installation of Vertias Volume Manager(VxVM)

bash-3.00# devfsadm -Cv

bash-3.00# format
Searching for disks...done

AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
       0. c0d0 <DEFAULT cyl 1563 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63>
          /pci@0,0/pci-ide@1,1/ide@0/cmdk@0,0
       1. c0d1 <DEFAULT cyl 4093 alt 2 hd 128 sec 32>
          /pci@0,0/pci-ide@1,1/ide@0/cmdk@1,0
Specify disk (enter its number): 1
selecting c0d1
Controller working list found
[disk formatted, defect list found]

FORMAT MENU:
        disk       - select a disk
        type       - select (define) a disk type
        partition  - select (define) a partition table
        current    - describe the current disk
        format     - format and analyze the disk
        fdisk      - run the fdisk program
        repair     - repair a defective sector
        show       - translate a disk address
        label      - write label to the disk
        analyze    - surface analysis
        defect     - defect list management
        backup     - search for backup labels
        verify     - read and display labels
        save       - save new disk/partition definitions
        volname    - set 8-character volume name
        !<cmd>     - execute <cmd>, then return
        quit

format> p
WARNING - This disk may be in use by an application that has
          modified the fdisk table. Ensure that this disk is
          not currently in use before proceeding to use fdisk.

format> fdisk
No fdisk table exists. The default partition for the disk is:

  a 100% "SOLARIS System" partition

Type "y" to accept the default partition,  otherwise type "n" to edit the
 partition table.
y

format> p

PARTITION MENU:
        0      - change `0' partition
        1      - change `1' partition
        2      - change `2' partition
        3      - change `3' partition
        4      - change `4' partition
        5      - change `5' partition
        6      - change `6' partition
        7      - change `7' partition
        select - select a predefined table
        modify - modify a predefined partition table
        name   - name the current table
        print  - display the current table
        label  - write partition map and label to the disk
        !<cmd> - execute <cmd>, then return
        quit

partition> print
Current partition table (original):
Total disk cylinders available: 4092 + 2 (reserved cylinders)

Part      Tag    Flag     Cylinders        Size            Blocks
  0 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  1 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  2     backup    wu       0 - 4091        7.99GB    (4092/0/0) 16760832
  3 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  4 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  5 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  6 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  7 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  8       boot    wu       0 -    0        2.00MB    (1/0/0)        4096
  9 alternates    wm       1 -    2        4.00MB    (2/0/0)        8192


partition> 0
Part      Tag    Flag     Cylinders        Size            Blocks
  0 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0

Enter partition id tag[unassigned]: ?
Expecting one of the following: (abbreviations ok):
        unassigned    boot          root          swap
        usr           backup        stand         var
        home          alternates    reserved

Enter partition id tag[unassigned]: alternates


Enter partition permission flags[wm]: ?
Expecting one of the following: (abbreviations ok):
        wm    - read-write, mountable
        wu    - read-write, unmountable
        rm    - read-only, mountable
        ru    - read-only, unmountable

Enter partition permission flags[wm]:

Enter new starting cyl[1]:
Enter partition size[0b, 0c, 1e, 0.00mb, 0.00gb]: 5gb


partition> l
Ready to label disk, continue? y


partition> p
Current partition table (unnamed):
Total disk cylinders available: 4092 + 2 (reserved cylinders)

Part      Tag    Flag     Cylinders        Size            Blocks
  0 alternates    wm       1 - 2560        5.00GB    (2560/0/0) 10485760
  1 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  2     backup    wu       0 - 4091        7.99GB    (4092/0/0) 16760832
  3 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  4 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  5 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  6 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  7 unassigned    wm       0               0         (0/0/0)           0
  8       boot    wu       0 -    0        2.00MB    (1/0/0)        4096
  9 alternates    wm       1 -    2        4.00MB    (2/0/0)        8192

partition> q

FORMAT MENU:
        disk       - select a disk
        type       - select (define) a disk type
        partition  - select (define) a partition table
        current    - describe the current disk
        format     - format and analyze the disk
        fdisk      - run the fdisk program
        repair     - repair a defective sector
        show       - translate a disk address
        label      - write label to the disk
        analyze    - surface analysis
        defect     - defect list management
        backup     - search for backup labels
        verify     - read and display labels
        save       - save new disk/partition definitions
        volname    - set 8-character volume name
        !<cmd>     - execute <cmd>, then return
        quit
format> q


bash-3.00# newfs /dev/rdsk/c0d1s0
newfs: construct a new file system /dev/rdsk/c0d1s0: (y/n)? y
Warning: 2048 sector(s) in last cylinder unallocated
/dev/rdsk/c0d1s0:       10485760 sectors in 1707 cylinders of 48 tracks, 128 sectors
        5120.0MB in 107 cyl groups (16 c/g, 48.00MB/g, 5824 i/g)
super-block backups (for fsck -F ufs -o b=#) at:
 32, 98464, 196896, 295328, 393760, 492192, 590624, 689056, 787488, 885920,
 9539744, 9638176, 9736608, 9835040, 9933472, 10031904, 10130336, 10228768,
 10327200, 10425632

bash-3.00# mount /dev/dsk/c0d1s0 /opt
bash-3.00# df -h
Filesystem             size   used  avail capacity  Mounted on
/dev/dsk/c0d0s0        7.8G   3.6G   4.1G    48%    /
/devices                 0K     0K     0K     0%    /devices
ctfs                     0K     0K     0K     0%    /system/contract
proc                     0K     0K     0K     0%    /proc
mnttab                   0K     0K     0K     0%    /etc/mnttab
swap                   722M   920K   721M     1%    /etc/svc/volatile
objfs                    0K     0K     0K     0%    /system/object
sharefs                  0K     0K     0K     0%    /etc/dfs/sharetab
/usr/lib/libc/libc_hwcap1.so.1
                       7.8G   3.6G   4.1G    48%    /lib/libc.so.1
fd                       0K     0K     0K     0%    /dev/fd
swap                   722M    80K   721M     1%    /tmp
swap                   721M    32K   721M     1%    /var/run
/dev/dsk/c0d0s3        945M   1.0M   887M     1%    /export/home
/dev/dsk/c0d1s0        4.9G   5.0M   4.9G     1%    /opt

bash-3.00# vi /etc/vfstab
#device         device          mount           FS      fsck    mount   mount
#to mount       to fsck         point           type    pass    at boot options
#
fd      -       /dev/fd fd      -       no      -
/proc   -       /proc   proc    -       no      -
/dev/dsk/c0d0s1 -       -       swap    -       no      -
/dev/dsk/c0d0s0 /dev/rdsk/c0d0s0        /       ufs     1       no      -
/dev/dsk/c0d0s3 /dev/rdsk/c0d0s3        /export/home    ufs     2       yes     -
/devices        -       /devices        devfs   -       no      -
sharefs -       /etc/dfs/sharetab       sharefs -       no      -
ctfs    -       /system/contract        ctfs    -       no      -
objfs   -       /system/object  objfs   -       no      -
swap    -       /tmp    tmpfs   -       yes     -

### Partition for Vertias Installation ###
/dev/dsk/c0d1s0 /dev/rdsk/c0d1s0 /opt    ufs     2       yes     -

bash-3.00# df -h
Filesystem             size   used  avail capacity  Mounted on
/dev/dsk/c0d0s0        7.8G   3.6G   4.1G    48%    /
/devices                 0K     0K     0K     0%    /devices
ctfs                     0K     0K     0K     0%    /system/contract
proc                     0K     0K     0K     0%    /proc
mnttab                   0K     0K     0K     0%    /etc/mnttab
swap                   722M   920K   721M     1%    /etc/svc/volatile
objfs                    0K     0K     0K     0%    /system/object
sharefs                  0K     0K     0K     0%    /etc/dfs/sharetab
/usr/lib/libc/libc_hwcap1.so.1
                       7.8G   3.6G   4.1G    48%    /lib/libc.so.1
fd                       0K     0K     0K     0%    /dev/fd
swap                   721M    80K   721M     1%    /tmp
swap                   721M    32K   721M     1%    /var/run
/dev/dsk/c0d0s3        945M   1.0M   887M     1%    /export/home
/dev/dsk/c0d1s0        4.9G   5.0M   4.9G     1%    /opt


bash-3.00# scp -r root@192.168.56.102:/root/VRTS_SF_Basic_6.0.1_Solaris_x64.tar.gz /opt
The authenticity of host '192.168.56.102 (192.168.56.102)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is 05:02:00:6e:6e:05:b5:c0:40:14:bb:f2:97:19:55:35.
Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
Warning: Permanently added '192.168.56.102' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
root@192.168.56.102's password:
VRTS_SF_Basic_6.0.1_ 100% |*********************************|   360 MB    00:32    AETA



bash-3.00# ls
VRTS_SF_Basic_6.0.1_Solaris_x64.tar.gz  lost+found

bash-3.00# gunzip VRTS_SF_Basic_6.0.1_Solaris_x64.tar.gz
bash-3.00# ls
VRTS_SF_Basic_6.0.1_Solaris_x64.tar  lost+found

bash-3.00# tar -xvf VRTS_SF_Basic_6.0.1_Solaris_x64.tar
x ./dvd4_sfb-sol_x64, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
x ./dvd4_sfb-sol_x64/sol10_x64, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
x ./dvd4_sfb-sol_x64/sol10_x64/storage_foundation_basic, 0 bytes, 0 tape blocks
.
.


bash-3.00# ls
VRTS_SF_Basic_6.0.1_Solaris_x64.tar
dvd4_sfb-sol_x64
lost+found


bash-3.00# cd dvd4_sfb-sol_x64/; ls
sol10_x64  sol11_x64

bash-3.00# cd sol10_x64/; ls
copyright                 pkgs
installer                 scripts
perl                      storage_foundation_basic
bash-3.00# ./installer

Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 6.0.1 Install Program

Copyright (c) 2012 Symantec Corporation. All rights reserved.
Symantec, the Symantec Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Symantec Corporation or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

The Licensed Software and Documentation are deemed to be "commercial computer software" and "commercial computer software documentation" as defined in FAR Sections 12.212 and DFARS Section 227.7202.

Logs are being written to /var/tmp/installer-201304182104vuz
while installer is in progress.


Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 6.0.1 Install Program

Symantec Product                                   Version
Installed    Licensed
================================================================================
Symantec Licensing Utilities (VRTSvlic) are not installed due to which products and licenses are not discovered.
Use the menu below to continue.


Task Menu:

    P) Perform a Pre-Installation Check       I) Install a Product
    C) Configure an Installed Product         G) Upgrade a Product
    O) Perform a Post-Installation Check      U) Uninstall a Product
    L) License a Product                      S) Start a Product
    D) View Product Descriptions              X) Stop a Product
    R) View Product Requirements              ?) Help

Enter a Task: [P,I,C,G,O,U,L,S,D,X,R,?] I
Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions 6.0.1 Install Program

Veritas Storage Foundation Basic (SF) is the only product available for installation

Do you agree with the terms of the End User License Agreement as specified in the storage_foundation_basic/EULA/en/EULA_SF_Basic_Ux_6.0.1.pdf file present on media? [y,n,q,?] y
    Veritas Storage Foundation Basic 6.0.1 Install Program

     1)  Install minimal required packages - 379 MB required
     2)  Install recommended packages - 595 MB required
     3)  Install all packages - 597 MB required
     4)  Display packages to be installed for each option

Select the packages to be installed on all systems? [1-4,q,?] (2)

Enter the Solaris x64 system names separated by spaces: [q,?](linuxtutors)
    Veritas Storage Foundation Basic 6.0.1 Install Program
                         linuxtutors

Logs are being written to /var/tmp/installer-201304182104vuz while installer is in progress

    Verifying systems: 100%

    Estimated time remaining: (mm:ss) 0:00           8 of 8

    Checking system communication .................... Done
    Checking release compatibility ................... Done
    Checking installed product ....................... Done
    Checking prerequisite patches and packages ....... Done
    Checking platform version ........................ Done
    Checking file system free space .................. Done
    Checking product licensing ....................... Done
    Performing product prechecks ..................... Done

System verification checks completed

The following warnings were discovered on the systems:

CPI WARNING V-9-40-3995 Solaris 10 Update 6 is installed on linuxtutors. It is strongly recommended to install Solaris 10 Update 8 or later

CPI WARNING V-9-30-2167 The RAM size on linuxtutors is 768 megabytes, the recommended RAM size required by product SF is 1024 megabytes

CPI WARNING V-9-30-1997 The swap size on linuxtutors is 614 megabytes, the minimal swap size required by product SF is 1024 megabytes

CPI WARNING V-9-40-4970 To avoid a potential reboot after installation, you should modify the /etc/system file on linuxtutors with the appropriate values, and reboot prior to package installation.

Appropriate /etc/system file entries are shown below:
        set lwp_default_stksize=0x6000
        set rpcmod:svc_default_stksize=0x6000

Do you want to continue? [y,n,q] (y)
    Veritas Storage Foundation Basic 6.0.1 Install Program
                         linuxtutors

The following Veritas Storage Foundation Basic packages will be installed on all systems:

Package           Package Description

VRTSperl          Veritas Perl 5.14.2 Redistribution
VRTSvlic          Veritas Licensing
VRTSspt           Veritas Software Support Tools by Symantec
VRTSvxvm          Veritas Volume Manager Binaries
VRTSaslapm        Veritas Volume Manager - ASL/APM
VRTSob            Veritas Enterprise Administrator Service by Symantec
VRTSvxfs          Veritas File System
VRTSsfmh          Veritas Storage Foundation Managed Host by Symantec
VRTSsfcpi601      Veritas Storage Foundation Installer

Press [Enter] to continue:
    Veritas Storage Foundation Basic 6.0.1 Install Program
                         linuxtutors

Logs are being written to /var/tmp/installer-201304182104vuz while installer is in progress

    Installing SF: 100%

    Estimated time remaining: (mm:ss) 0:00         11 of 11

    Performing SF preinstall tasks ................... Done
    Installing VRTSperl package ...................... Done
    Installing VRTSvlic package ...................... Done
    Installing VRTSspt package ....................... Done
    Installing VRTSvxvm package ...................... Done
    Installing VRTSaslapm package .................... Done
    Installing VRTSob package ........................ Done
    Installing VRTSvxfs package ...................... Done
    Installing VRTSsfmh package ...................... Done
    Installing VRTSsfcpi601 package .................. Done
    Performing SF postinstall tasks .................. Done

Veritas Storage Foundation Basic Install completed successfully

Checking system licensing

Storage Foundation Basic successfully registered on
linuxtutors
SF is licensed on the systems
The updates to VRTSaslapm package are released via the Symantec SORT web page: https://sort.symantec.com/asl. To make sure you have the latest version of VRTSaslapm (for up to date ASLs and APMs), download and install the latest package from the SORT web page.

Veritas Storage Foundation Basic cannot be started without configuration.

Run the '/opt/VRTS/install/installsf601 -configure' command when you are ready to configure Veritas Storage Foundation Basic.

Checking online updates for Veritas Storage Foundation Basic 6.0.1

        Attempted to connect to https://sort.symantec.com to check for product updates, but connection failed.
        Please visit https://sort.symantec.com to check for available product updates and information.

The following packages require reboot while installing them on
linuxtutors:
        VRTSvxfs

It is strongly recommended to reboot the following systems:
        linuxtutors

Execute '/usr/sbin/shutdown -y -i6 -g0' to properly restart your systems

installer log files, summary file, and response file are saved at:

        /opt/VRTS/install/logs/installer-201304182104vuz

Would you like to view the summary file? [y,n,q] (n)

bash-3.00#
bash-3.00# /usr/sbin/shutdown -y -i6 -g0

Shutdown started.    Thu Apr 18 21:22:25 IST 2013

Changing to init state 6 - please wait
Broadcast Message from root (pts/4) on linuxtutors Thu Apr 18 21:22:25...
THE SYSTEM linuxtutors IS BEING SHUT DOWN NOW ! ! !
Log off now or risk your files being damaged
bash-3.00# 






bash-3.00# vxdctl enable
VxVM vxdctl ERROR V-5-1-307 vxconfigd is not running, cannot enable
bash-3.00# vxdisk list
VxVM vxdisk ERROR V-5-1-684 IPC failure: Configuration daemon is not accessible
bash-3.00# vxconfigd
bash-3.00# echo $?
2

bash-3.00# vxdctl init
bash-3.00# echo $?
0

bash-3.00# vxdctl enable
bash-3.00# echo $?
0
bash-3.00# vxdisk -e list
DEVICE       TYPE           DISK        GROUP        STATUS               OS_NATIVE_NAME   ATTR
c0d0s2       auto:none      -            -           online invalid       c0d0s2           -
c0d1s2       auto:none      -            -           online invalid       c0d1s2           -
bash-3.00#

bash-3.00# cat /etc/vx/volboot
volboot 3.1 0.1 120
hostid linuxtutors
hostguid {f5e9e4cc-a841-11e2-98f5-0800276013c7}
request_threads 2
Command_Shipping 1
end
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bash-3.00# 





Setting OS based naming Scheme:
bash-3.00# vxddladm set namingscheme=osn
bash-3.00# vxddladm get namingscheme
NAMING_SCHEME PERSISTENCE LOWERCASE USE_AVID
============================================================
OS Native No Yes Yes
bash-3.00# vxdisk list
DEVICE TYPE DISK GROUP STATUS
c0d0s2 auto:none - - online invalid
c0d1s2 auto:none - - online invalid

Setting Enclosure based naming Scheme:
bash-3.00# vxddladm set namingscheme=ebn
bash-3.00# vxddladm get namingscheme
NAMING_SCHEME PERSISTENCE LOWERCASE USE_AVID
============================================================
Enclosure Based Yes Yes Yes
bash-3.00# vxdisk list
DEVICE TYPE DISK GROUP STATUS
c0d0s2 auto:none - - online invalid
c0d1s2 auto:none - - online invalid

Note: You can change the naming scheme on fly.