Step1: Creation of Striped METALUN

1. Create a command file for metalun

Sun1# vi meta_stripe
form meta from dev 0004, config = striped, stripe_size = 1920;
add dev 0005:0006 to meta 0004;
wq!

2. Run the configuration file.

, Sun1# symconfigure – sid 277 – v –f meta_stripe commit – nop

3. Update the symapi_db.bin

Sun1# symcfg discover

4. List the meta devices

Sun1# symdev list –meta

Imp Notes: Meta devices are identified by its Meta head, in our example
the Meta head is 0004 for striped metalun. And the device that should be
mapped is 0004

5. Map the meta lun

a. Verify the available ports
Sun1# symcfg – sid 277 list – connections

b. Now check the available addresses

Sun1# symcfg – sid 277 list – available – addresses – dir
1c – p 0

c. The available addresses will be shown as follows:

For example
Devices Status LUN
- Available 0011

Imp Notes: From the above example we decipher 0004 as an available

address for mapping

d. Create a command file

Sun1# vi map_dev
Map dev 0004 to dir 1c:0, LUN = 0011;
wq!

e. Run the configuration

Sun1# symconfigure – sid 277 –v –f map_dev commit –nop

f. Update the symapi_db.bin

Sun1# symcfg discover
 g. Configure the controller
i. Check the controller
Sun1# cfgadm –al

ii. In our example controller is c3

Configure the controller
Sun1# cfgadm –c configure c3

h. Update symapi_db.bin
Sun1# symcfg discover

Imp Notes: Metalun has been mapped and it is identified by its head 0004 now
assign metalun to the host and mount it.

Step2: Mask the metalun

Assign meta-device to the host

Sun1# symmask –sid 277 add dev 0004 –awn sun1/port0 –p 0 –dir 1c
Sun1# symmask –sid 277 add dev 0004 –awn sun1/port0 –p 0 –dir 2c
Sun1# symmask –sid 277 add dev 0004 –awn sun1/port0 –p 0 –dir 15c
Sun1# symmask –sid 277 add dev 0004 –awn sun1/port0 –p 0 –dir 16c

1. Refresh database
Sun1# symmask refresh

2. Update the symapi_db.bin

Sun1# symcfg discover

3. Verify metalun in the VCM database

Sun1# symmaskdb list database

4. Configure the controller

Sun1# vxdmpadm list ctlr
Check the status of the controller if disabled enable it.
Sun1# vxdmpadm enable ctlr c3

5. Find the device and label it

a. Format
b. Label
c. Quit
d.
Imp Notes: Identify the device and enter the device no. and label it.

6. Scan for the disk

Sun1# vxdisk scandisks

7. List the disks

Sun1# vxdisk list

8. Initialize the disk, in our example the enclosure name given to our
device is emc_01.
Sun1# vxdisk setup –i emc_01
9. Now create Volume Manager Disk (vmdisk) by creating disk group.
Sun1# vxdg init sun1dg disk1 = emc_01

10. Create a volume on meta devices

Sun1# vxassist –g sun1dg make vol01 100m

11. List the disk groups

Sun1# vxdisk –o alldgs list

12. List the volume

Sun1# vxprint –h
13. Create file system on the volume
Sun1# newfs /dev/vx/rdsk/sun1dg/vol01

14. Create a mount point

Sun1# mkdir /meta_stripe

15. Mount the volume

Sun1# mount /dev/vx/dsk/sun1dg/vol01 /meta_stripe
Sun1# cd /meta_stripe

16.Add the data

Sun1# cp –r /etc/r* .

17.Verify the data

Sun1# ls