SUMMARY: Disk Suite Issue

ALL:

Thanks to those that responded.

I managed to restore the system disk and not lose any data.:-) Since the 
data on the external multipack was not affected I simply had to delete the 
metadb's and recreate the mirror.



Regards,

Lauri-


> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Lauri Bettencourt <lbetten@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:  Wed, 21 Jan 2004 22:50:51 -0500
>
> >Hello:
> >
> >I have a server that has a mirror on an external disk pack. The system disk
> >needs to be replaced and I am trying to save the mirrored data. However,
> >the metadb's only exist on the external pack and are only mountable as a
> >mirror. I cannot unmount the partitions as they are busy. No matter what I
> >try. The setup is thus:
> >
> >Solaris 7
> >DiskSuite 4.2
> >
> >bash# metadb
> >         flags           first blk       block count
> >      a m  pc luo        16              1034            /dev/dsk/c1t1d0s7
> >      a    pc luo        1050            1034            /dev/dsk/c1t1d0s7
> >      a    pc luo        16              1034            /dev/dsk/c1t2d0s7
> >      a    pc luo        1050            1034            /dev/dsk/c1t2d0s7
> >      a    pc luo        16              1034            /dev/dsk/c1t2d0s6
> >      a    pc luo        16              1034            /dev/dsk/c1t1d0s6
> >
> >bash# metastat -p
> >d0 -m d10 d11 1
> >d10 1 1 c1t1d0s0
> >d11 1 1 c1t2d0s0
> >d1 -m d12 d13 1
> >d12 1 1 c1t1d0s1
> >d13 1 1 c1t2d0s1
> >
> >
> >System disk is completely separate from his mirror.
> >
> >I have replaced the system disk. The old one is still available, just on
> >it's last legs. How can I get this mirror available on the new system disk.
> >Been at it for most of the day and am very bleary eyed. Any help is
> >appreciated.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Lauri-
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >Lauri Bettencourt
> >UNIX System Administrator
> >lbetten@xxxxxx
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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