In zfs, you no need to break the mirror disks for os patching. I want to install solaris 10 recommended patch cluster on it, but not sure, how to go ahead with pr the unix and linux forums. Zfs zettabyte filesystem is a file system designed by sun microsystems for the solaris operating system. The approach you take to patching and upgrading your cluster will vary depending on your data center standards. First of all, let me say that my personnel experience of suns patch automation tools is limited. The following tables summarize differences between oracle solaris 10 and 11 with emphasis on the benefits of oracle solaris 11. In case of a zfs root, we need not have a separate partition. How to use zpool split to split rpool in solaris 11 sparc by admin. First sector last partition tag flags sector count sector mount directory 0 4 00 34 122160829 122160862 8 11 00 122160863 16384 122177246 output from. Regarding to oracle security alert cve list, we need to apply solaris recommended bundle patch instead of apply one by one patch. Oct 22, 2015 oracle solaris zfs is the default root file system on oracle solaris 11.
Good luck getting the zpool ondisk format information from oracle. Oracle solaris zfs is the default root file system on oracle solaris 11. All the zfs root systems should use liveupgrade for os patching and rollback operation. After patching global zone, nonglobal zone fails to start. Zfs your future, today zfs root no more ufs zfs booting and. Patching and upgrading your cluster managing your oracle. Dec 07, 20 solaris 11 creating and maintaining zfs pools december 7, 20 by the urban penguin even though zfs, the zetabyte file system made its appearance during the life of solaris 10. Need to know the procedure to add the ip to solaris 11 zone. Live upgrade is a simple way to update or patch systems and minimize downtime and mitigate risks often associated with patching efforts. Zfs is a 128bit file system, so it can address 18 billion billion times more data than the 64bit systems zfs is implemented as opensource filesystem, licensed under the common development and distribution license cddl. Growing disks for virtual machines have become pretty trivial with tools like livecds and gparted. Lets begin by creating a simple zpool, called datapool. After patching global zone, nonglobal zone fails to start up with fslocal service in maintenance. Zfs uses the snapshot feature to copy only the files that are changed and thus saves the disk space.
Most of the solaris administrators will search for solaris 11 os patch bundle like how we use to get for solaris 10 but you wont get it. Extending zfs rpool under virtualized x86 abstract often when an os is first installed, resources or redundancy may be required beyond what was originally inscope on a project. I had a zpool which was running on 2 mirrored 3tb disks. At the heart of the filesystem are zfs pools which group disks. I work upstream from the sysnet and services groups who produce most of suns patch automation tools, so i and my team mostly patch from first principles using the basic solaris patch utilities, patchadd and patchrm. How to use zpool split to split rpool in solaris 11 sparc. Specifies the interval in seconds between which information is. But we have to make sure backup everything include create zfs snapshot and splitting zfs mirror for rollback plan. Here a notes for solaris 10 patching update that can be used as reference. Take one of the mirrored drives and stick it on another machine, boot from a solaris 11. Attach a second disk to configure a mirrored root pool. This page provides the latest information on patching. After patching global zone, nonglobal zone fails to start up.
Warning content posted here are gained through the real world experience or some may come from training or any other internet sources. I want to install solaris10 recommended patch cluster on it, but not sure, how to go ahead with pr the unix and linux forums. Ai provides handsfree installation of both sparc and x86 systems by using an installation service that installs systems from software package repositories on the network. I dont think gparted can resize the solaris2 partitions used by solaris 11 so i did the resize on a running system using format. Ive tried deleting log files and other useless stuff but its not enough. Solaris live upgrade software enables the operating system to continue to run while upgrades, patch installations, or routine maintenance operations are performed. Specifies to use the standard date format when displaying the date. My solaris server is an esxi virtual machine and currently has one hard drive assigned to it thats 100gb. I want to install solaris10 recommended patch cluster on it, but not sure, how to go. Beginners guide to oracle solaris live upgrade the geek diary.
Even though zfs, the zetabyte file system made its appearance during the life of solaris 10. Some data centers apply only the bare minimum of changes, such as critical security patches, operating on the principle of if it aint broke, dont fix it. Aug 05, 2015 solaris installation automated installer ai is the new network based multiclient provisioning system on oracle solaris 11. Lets su to root, confirm our environment, and create some disk files before we get started with zfs. This clone is listed as an alternate boot environment in the grub menu for x86 systems or in the boot menu for sparc. If you need to repartition the disk and create a slice 0, see modifying slices or partitions in managing devices in oracle solaris 11. I am in the process of moving my current zfs pool from solaris express 11 to openindiana, primarily because i can not get patches etc without a support contract from oracle. Solaris 10 live upgrade with zfs is really simple compared to some of the messes you could get into with svm mirrored root disks. Creating a boot environment creating and administering. Jan 22, 2008 first of all, let me say that my personnel experience of suns patch automation tools is limited. Therefore, these properties are set to readonly values. Dec 07, 2012 growing disks for virtual machines have become pretty trivial with tools like livecds and gparted. Create a zfs pool with a single disk be set to a user definable value.
In solaris 11 etcdfssharetab is not the file to do any modification when sharing the zfs. In the oracle solaris 10 811 release, you can specify a separate var file. If zpool import doesnt show you the rpool, you can try forcing it to recognize rpool by importing with the f option. When you patch or upgrade oracle solaris, a new version of the zpool may be available. This article is going to explain that how to update the solaris 11. Zfs patching with zones using lu liveupgrade in solaris. For solaris 11, you no need to run installgrub command. Patching global and nonglobal zones keep the global and nonglobal zones secured by patching them with the fixlets in the patches for solaris site. In general, a systems zfs root pool is created when the system is installed. Here is the procedure to upgrade the kernel patches in solaris 10 with zfs filesystem using live upgrade method 1.
I am planning to do solaris 11 global zone patching having solaris 10 branded zone. Adding a physical disk as a mirror to an existing zpool. Below is a simple live upgrade be creation and patching example. Howto update your oracle solaris 11 systems using support. Sep 17, 2015 regarding to oracle security alert cve list, we need to apply solaris recommended bundle patch instead of apply one by one patch. The t option enables you to gather timestamped statistics about the pools. The steps for updating an oracle solaris 11 system with software. You need to mount the zfs root pool so you can install the boot block that corresponds to the patch level of the operating system you will be booting. Introduction to oracle solaris 11 zfs zettabyte file system. The patching requires that the zones be bootable, and they are not bootable because of service dependencies when in single user.
Just looking for someone that might have some insight. Zfs has integrated volume management, preserves the highest levels of data integrity and includes a wide variety of data services such as data compression, raid, and data encryption. System administrators can patch a system image rapidly without impacting the boot. We have performed patching for solaris os under zfs with zones using live upgrade. I decided to take this opportunity to set up a mirror to migrate the syspool rpool to another disk. How to install a zfs boot block in solaris the geek diary. Ok, the short story is, some of zfs file systems on this pool have permanent errors, including the root zfs filesystem, which means iv lost the whole pool, about 2tb data. However, the cifs features are not supported in the solaris 10 release. Solaris 11 creating and maintaining zfs pools the urban penguin. Single user mode doesnt really work for patching solaris 10 with zones.
Displaying storage pool virtual device information. This is having zfs filesystem and 10 sparseroot zones are there. The solaris 10 1008 release includes modifications to support the solaris cifs environment as described in zfs. I know im not in the right place, just trying everything i can. Solaris installation automated installer ai is the new network based multiclient provisioning system on oracle solaris 11. Removing patches in global and nonglobal zones use the solaris patch rollback wizard to remove a patch package and restore previously saved files in a global or nonglobal zone, or both. Oracle solaris 11 administration command cheat sheet.
You can use this feature to split a mirrored root pool, but the pool that is split off is not bootable until you perform some additional steps. Solaris is a nonfree unix operating system originally developed by sun microsystems. You can use the luupgrade command to patch or upgrade an existing zfs be. See the how to and resources tabs for all our patching documentation for solaris users with various levels of patching experience. Reading this blog may confuse you or may increase understanding of unixlinux operating system and its component. Recently i had to grow my solaris 11 disk from 16gb to 20gb.
Solaris patching documentation center oracle technology. This is a limitation of zfs and is documented under oracle solaris zfs. In 2010, after the sun acquisition by oracle, it was renamed oracle solaris. The content is drawn from transitioning from oracle solaris 10 to oracle solaris 11 and other sources in the oracle solaris documentation. In 2010, after the sun acquisition by oracle, it was renamed oracle solaris solaris is known for its scalability, especially on sparc systems, and for originating many innovative features such as dtrace, zfs and time slider. How to configure a mirrored root pool sparc or x86vtoc. A mirrored zfs storage pool can be quickly cloned as a backup pool by using the zpool split command. Jun 10, 2012 zfs patching with zones using lu liveupgrade in solaris. Then youll need to mount the boot environment you wish to change. If you want to create a backup of an existing boot environment, for example, prior to modifying the original boot environment, you can use the beadm command to create and mount a new boot environment that is a clone of your active boot environment. Creating and destroying zfs storage pools oracle solaris.
Live upgrade commands are differnet in solaris 11 be commands compare to solaris 10 lu commands box. It relies on a networkcentric and efficient approach with automatic software dependency checking and validation, and it builds on the foundation of oracle solaris zfs as the. Live upgrade commands are differnet in solaris 11be commands compare to solaris 10 lu commands box. Solaris zfs command line reference cheat sheet the geek diary. I have a doubts on step 8 specially can someone clear my step 8 doubts or if anything wrong between step 1 to step 9 please correct that also as i have pretty good idea about step 10 mean patching in solaris 10. Solaris operating system version 10 1 u11 and later information in this document applies to any platform. Recently the disk that my syspool sits on started to lock up on my nexenta ncp server. In solaris 11, oracle removed the word called patches from their dictionary. This involves moving the pool from zfs version 31 down to zfs version 28. Create root pools with whole disks by using the d identifier.
Image packaging system ips a state of the art, network repositorybased. It is simple to upgrade an existing pool, adding the new functionality. Mar 20, 2012 i am in the process of moving my current zfs pool from solaris express 11 to openindiana, primarily because i can not get patches etc without a support contract from oracle. Mirroed root zpool cant be split and its not supported. Need to know the procedure to add the ip to solaris 11. Nov 26, 2015 solaris live upgrade is a superb tool that lets your operating system create an alternate boot environments. Oracle solaris zfs troubleshooting and pool recovery. How to use zpool split to split rpool in solaris 11 sparc by admin you can use this feature to split a mirrored root pool, but the pool that is split off is not bootable until you perform some additional steps. Solaris 10 ldom kernel patching using live upgrade. Solaris 11 creating and maintaining zfs pools the urban. Ips is an integrated solution that helps automate and ease the complexity of managing system software on oracle solaris 11 by integrating patching with package updates. The higher version of the zpool cant be used on the lower patch level. Chapter 11 oracle solaris zfs troubleshooting and pool recovery. Nov 29, 2016 solaris 10 q4, 2016 patching instructions 1.
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