For UFS or Linux based operating systems, EIS recommends that you create H/W RAID 1
volumes, presenting a single redundant LUN to the operating system.
The Fcode utility is accessible through the OpenBootPROM (OBP) environment. This utility
consists of a set of special commands to display targets and manage logical volumes.
Refer to the Section
Configuring Hardware RAID
in the
SPARC T7 Series Servers Administration
Guide
.
USING THE FCODE FACILITY (FROM OBP)
Bring the host to the OBP prompt.
Either already there or have to shut down Solaris.
List the device paths on the server:
ok
show-devs
There will be a lot of output.
Look for lines ending
[email protected]
Example:
/[email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]
Select each controller in turn and (examples path from above):
{0} ok
select /[email protected]/[email protected]/[email protected]
{0} ok
show-volumes
No volumes to show
In the above example there are no volumes – which is correct for Solaris installation using
ZFS.
You can go to pages 16 or 16 as appropriate.
If volumes are present then can be removed by selecting the appropriate controller and
using
delete-volume
If you wish to create a RAID volume to mirror the boot disks use the show-children
command to list the physical drives on the selected controller:
{0} ok
show-children
FCode Version 1.00.64, MPT Version 2.05, Firmware Version 5.05.00.00
Target 9
Unit 0
Disk
HGST
H101812SFSUN1.2T A770
2344225968 Blocks, 1200 GB
SASDeviceName 5000cca02d022004
SASAddress 5000cca02d022005
PhyNum 0
Target a
Unit 0
Disk
HGST
H101812SFSUN1.2T A770
2344225968 Blocks, 1200 GB
SASDeviceName 5000cca02d021f40
SASAddress 5000cca02d021f41
PhyNum 1
Target b
Unit 0
Disk
HGST
HSCAC2DA4SUN400G A122
781422768 Blocks, 400 GB
SASDeviceName 5000cca04e09b2f0
SASAddress 5000cca04e09b2f1
PhyNum 6
Target c
Unit 0
Disk
HGST
HSCAC2DA4SUN400G A122
781422768 Blocks, 400 GB
SASDeviceName 5000cca04e0873d0
SASAddress 5000cca04e0873d1
PhyNum 7
{0} ok
Create a RAID 1 volume with (for example)
targets 9 & a:
{0} ok
9 a create-raid1-volume
Verify creation of the volume:
{0} ok
show volumes
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INFORMATION: PLATFORM MINIMUM SOLARIS REQUIREMENTS
SPARC T7-1 & T7-2 (Control Domain):
•
Solaris 11.3 GA (includes SRU 1).
•
SysFW 9.4.3d
SPARC T7-4 (Control Domain):
•
Solaris 11.3 with SRU 2).
•
SysFW 9.5.2.c
Guest Domains:
•
Solaris 11.3 as above
•
Solaris 10 01/13 Update 11 patched from EIS-DVD ≥15APR15.
Refer to the EIS installation checklist for Oracle VM Server for SPARC (LDoms).
EIS strongly recommends that the most recent update of the required operating system together
with the latest EIS-DVD are used.
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Task
Comment
Check
BOOTING SERVER FROM PRE-INSTALLED O/S
Standard installations carried out by manufacturing are as follows:
•
Solaris 11.3 (if the configuration was ordered with a SSD in the first disk slot together with a
pre-installed OS then Solaris will have been installed on the SSD).
