Will Solaris 10 (Jun/2006) zfs edition consider DiskSuite

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I previously upgraded a Sol8 server to Sol10 (Jan/06 without zfs), but it could not perform a upgrade as the disk array had to be unplugged (which was a metastat configuration). So I had to perform a fresh install, and reconfigure DiskSuite which picked up the data and databases correctly for use after the install. This was all with help from a SUN Support case. Anyways..does anyone know if the zfs version of the O/S is smarter and knows how to deal with metastat during an upgrade? I have a production box that is still on Sol 8, with a complex metastat configuration that I will have to upgrade one day soon. But the test box that I took from Sol 8 to Sol 10 (Jun/2006) O/S was difficult as that version of the upgrade could not deal with the DiskSuite configured 3310 disk array.
Please email me at [email protected] if anyone has an update or suggestions
Thanks for reading...Cheers...Roger

Hi Darren...
Well I raise CASE: 10815118 with support. On the LIVE Upgrade from Sol 8 to 10 (Jan 2006) attempt and the install_log produced the following...
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Error opening file /a/var/sadm/system/admin/CLUSTER.
getInstalledPkgs: Unable to access /a/var/sadm/pkg
copyOldClustertoc: could not copy /a/var/sadm/system/admin/.clustertoc to /tmp/clustertocs/.old.clustertoc
Error:
Error: ERROR: The specified root and/or boot was not found or was not upgradeable
Pfinstall failed. Exit stat= java.lang.UNIXProcess@20ca8b 2
word must be specified if an upgrade with disk space reallocation is required
Processing profile
Checking c2t0d0s0 for an upgradeable Solaris image
Unable to start Solaris Volume Manager for unknown, c2t0d0s0 is not upgradeable
ERROR: The specified root and/or boot was not found or was not upgradeable
===============<
It seems to look for a disk (controller c2) that did not exist. I copied the DiskSuite files and other system files to another server. the /etc/lvm/md.tab under Sol 8 looked like the following...
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# root (on O/S disks 5 GB)
d0 -m d10
d10 1 1 c1t0d0s0
d20 1 1 c1t1d0s0
# swap (on O/S disks 8 GB)
d1 -m d11
d11 1 1 c1t0d0s1
d21 1 1 c1t1d0s1
# var (on O/S disks 4 GB)
d3 -m d13
d13 1 1 c1t0d0s3
d23 1 1 c1t1d0s3
# archive (on O/S disks 5 GB)
d4 -m d14
d14 1 1 c1t0d0s4
d24 1 1 c1t1d0s4
# usr/openv (on O/S disks 9 GB)
d6 -m d16
d16 1 1 c1t0d0s6
d26 1 1 c1t1d0s6
# /export/home (on O/S disks 3.7 GB)
d7 -m d17
d17 1 1 c1t0d0s7
d27 1 1 c1t1d0s7
# array 3310
# /software ( approx 140 GB)
d30 -m d40
d40 1 6 c3t8d0s1 c3t9d0s1 c3t10d0s1 c3t11d0s1 c3t12d0s1 c3t13d0s1 -i 128b
d50 1 6 c4t8d0s1 c4t9d0s1 c4t10d0s1 c4t11d0s1 c4t12d0s1 c4t13d0s1 -i 128b
# /databases ( approx 204 GB)
d31 -m d41
d41 1 6 c3t8d0s3 c3t9d0s3 c3t10d0s3 c3t11d0s3 c3t12d0s3 c3t13d0s3 -i 128b
d51 1 6 c4t8d0s3 c4t9d0s3 c4t10d0s3 c4t11d0s3 c4t12d0s3 c4t13d0s3 -i 128b
# /spare ( approx 92 GB)
d32 -m d42
d42 1 6 c3t8d0s4 c3t9d0s4 c3t10d0s4 c3t11d0s4 c3t12d0s4 c3t13d0s4 -i 128b
d52 1 6 c4t8d0s4 c4t9d0s4 c4t10d0s4 c4t11d0s4 c4t12d0s4 c4t13d0s4 -i 128b
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We had c1 for the O/S disks and c3 & c4 for the 3310 array. Why it was looking for c2 was never determined???
The Sun support mob under that CASE ID suggested after many attempts to perform an upgrade...
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In this situation, I recommend:
1. Remove Disk Array from Server i.e detach the connecting cable
2. Please check if Internal Disks are visible at OK prompt.:
ok probe-scsi-all
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So I unplugged the array, but because there was no spare disk, I had to end up performing a fresh install, then attach and reconfigure the array exactly as before then the data, and more importantly, the Oracle databases and applications where recovered and useable.
So the question now is ... the server is on sol 10 and I have now rec'd the sol 10 Jun 2006 media...is it possible to perform an upgrade and how will zfs deal with the disksuite defs, because it have real problems under Sol 10 Jan 2006 edition.
Also, with the SUN engineers, on that CASE ID...we never got to the bottom of the problem with upgrading from sol 8 to 10 with disksuite implemented.
Cheers...Roger

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