Mirror disk on Solaris
show disk layout on 1st harddisk partition # format 0 p p create copy of Volume Table of Contents from 1st harddisk partition # prtvtoc /dev/rdsk/c1t0d0s2 | fmthard –s - /dev/rdsk/c1t1d0s2 create metadb as database that contain all mirror configuration. slice 7 is unused partition # metadb –a –c 3 –f c1t0d0s7 c1t1d0s7 create virtual device for each slice # metainit –f d11 1 1 c1t0d0s0 # metainit –f d12 1 1 c1t1d0s0 # metainit d10 –m d11 # metainit –f d21 1 1 c1t0d0s1 # metainit –f d22 1 1 c1t1d0s1 # metainit d20 –m d21 # metainit –f d31 1 1 c1t0d0s3 # metainit –f d32 1 1 c1t1d0s3 # metainit d30 –m d31 # metainit –f d41 1 1 c1t0d0s4 # metainit –f d42 1 1 c1t1d0s4 # metainit d40 –m d41 # metainit –f d51 1 1 c1t0d0s5 # metainit –f d52 1 1 c1t1d0s5 # metainit d50 –m d51 # metainit –f d61 1 1 c1t0d0s6 # metainit –f d62 1 1 c1t1d0s6 # metainit d60 –m d61 Tell system that root actually virtual device, not slice anymore # metaroot d10 Reboot system # shutdown -g0 -i6 -y Add virtual device from