Solstice
DiskSuite runs on all SPARC
DiskSuite's diskset feature is supported only on the SPARC platform edition of Solaris. This feature is not supported on x86 systems.
Solstice DiskSuite 4.1 User's Guide replaces these two books previously released with DiskSuite:
This book targets system administrators and others who manage disk storage.
This book is organized by groups of similar high-level tasks rather than by product features.
"Finding Solstice DiskSuite 4. 1 Information," provides a quick way to begin using DiskSuite and provides an easy access to commonly performed tasks.
The remainder of this manual is organized as follows:
Chapter 1, "Getting Started," describes how to get a new DiskSuite configuration up and running.
Chapter 2, "Creating DiskSuite Objects," describes how to create DiskSuite objects.
Chapter 3, "Maintaining DiskSuite Objects," describes maintenance-related tasks for DiskSuite objects, such as checking status and replacing an errored slice.
Chapter 4, "Changing DiskSuite Objects," describes how to change parameters on DiskSuite objects.
Chapter 5, "Removing DiskSuite Objects," describes how to delete DiskSuite objects from the system.
Chapter 6, "Managing the System," describes how to manage SPARCstorage Arrays with DiskSuite Tool, get performance statistics, and how to integrate DiskSuite with other Solstice products.
Chapter 7, "Troubleshooting the System," describes various types of problems that a DiskSuite administrator may encounter and how to solve those problems.
Chapter 8, "Tips and Tricks," provides some less obvious ways to put DiskSuite to work to maximize its potential.
Appendix A, "Using Storage Manager," describes how to use the File System Manager and Disk Manager graphical tools to perform tasks such as creating a file system and partitioning a disk.
Sun documentation related to DiskSuite and disk maintenance and configuration includes:
The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Table P-1 Typographic Conventions
| Typeface or Symbol | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% You have mail. |
| AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
| AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value | To delete a file, type rm filename. |
| AaBbCc123 | Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized | Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide.
These are called class options. You must be root to do this. |
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P-2 Shell Prompts
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Shell Prompt --------------------------------------------
C shell prompt machine_name%
C shell superuser prompt machine_name#
Bourne shell and Korn shell $
prompt
Bourne shell and Korn shell #
superuser prompt
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