Solaris Volume Manager (SVM) on Solaris 11

SVM is not installed on Solaris 11 by default.

# metadb

-bash: metadb: command not found

# /usr/sbin/metadb

-bash: /usr/sbin/metadb: No such file or directory

 Install it using pkg utility.

# pkg info svm

pkg: info: no packages matching the following patterns you specified are

installed on the system. Try specifying -r to query remotely:

svm

# pkg info -r svm

Name: storage/svm

Summary: Solaris Volume Manager

Description: Solaris Volume Manager commands

Category: System/Core

State: Not installed

Publisher: solaris

Version: 0.5.11

Build Release: 5.11

Branch: 0.175.0.0.0.2.1

Packaging Date: October 19, 2011 06:42:14 AM

Size: 3.48 MB

FMRI: pkg://solaris/storage/svm@0.5.11,5.11-0.175.0.0.0.2.1:20111019T064214Z

# pkg install storage/svm

Packages to install: 1

Create boot environment: No

Create backup boot environment: Yes

Services to change: 1

DOWNLOAD PKGS FILES XFER (MB)

Completed 1/1 104/104 1.6/1.6

PHASE ACTIONS

Install Phase 168/168

PHASE ITEMS

Package State Update Phase 1/1

Image State Update Phase 2/2

# which metadb

/usr/sbin/metadb

 This time metadb may fail with a different error.

# metadb

metadb: <HOST>: /dev/md/admin: No such file or directory

Check if md.conf exists.

# ls -l /kernel/drv/md.conf

-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 295 Apr 26 15:07 /kernel/drv/md.conf

Dynamically re-scan md.conf so the device tree gets updated.

# update_drv -f md

# ls -l /dev/md/admin

lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Apr 20 10:12 /dev/md/admin -> ../../devices/pseudo/md@0:admin

# metadb

metadb: <HOST>: there are no existing databases

Now Solaris Volume Manager is ready to use.

eg.,

# metadb -f -a c0t5000CCA00A5A7878d0s0

# metadb

flags first blk block count

a u 16 8192 /dev/dsk/c0t5000CCA00A5A7878d0s0