[OpenIndiana-discuss] zpool and nfs

ann kok oiyankok at yahoo.ca
Thu Jan 20 14:22:33 UTC 2011


Hi Bernd

The label won't work and I also provide /var/adm/message

Thank you

root at opensolaris:~# format -e
Searching for disks...done


AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
       0. c8t0d0 <DEFAULT cyl 2607 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63>
          /pci at 0,0/pci15ad,1976 at 10/sd at 0,0
       1. c8t1d0 <DEFAULT cyl 1303 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63>
          /pci at 0,0/pci15ad,1976 at 10/sd at 1,0
       2. c8t2d0 <DEFAULT cyl 1534 alt 2 hd 128 sec 32>
          /pci at 0,0/pci15ad,1976 at 10/sd at 2,0
Specify disk (enter its number): 2
selecting c8t2d0
[disk formatted]
No Solaris fdisk partition found.


FORMAT MENU:
        disk       - select a disk
        type       - select (define) a disk type
        partition  - select (define) a partition table
        current    - describe the current disk
        format     - format and analyze the disk
        fdisk      - run the fdisk program
        repair     - repair a defective sector
        label      - write label to the disk
        analyze    - surface analysis
        defect     - defect list management
        backup     - search for backup labels
        verify     - read and display labels
        save       - save new disk/partition definitions
        inquiry    - show vendor, product and revision
        scsi       - independent SCSI mode selects
        cache      - enable, disable or query SCSI disk cache
        volname    - set 8-character volume name
        !<cmd>     - execute <cmd>, then return
        quit
format> label 
WARNING - This disk may be in use by an application that has
          modified the fdisk table. Ensure that this disk is
          not currently in use before proceeding to use fdisk.

/var/adm/message

Jan 20 09:07:58 opensolaris pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: pm0
Jan 20 09:07:58 opensolaris genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] pm0 is /pseudo/pm at 0
Jan 20 09:07:59 opensolaris pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: nsmb0
Jan 20 09:07:59 opensolaris genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] nsmb0 is /pseudo/nsmb at 0
Jan 20 09:07:59 opensolaris pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device: lx_systrace0
Jan 20 09:07:59 opensolaris genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] lx_systrace0 is /pseudo/lx_systrace at 0
Jan 20 09:17:48 opensolaris mDNSResponder: [ID 702911 daemon.error] ERROR: getOptRdata - unknown opt 4
Jan 20 09:18:16 opensolaris last message repeated 5 times




--- On Wed, 1/19/11, Bernd Helber <bernd at helber-it-services.com> wrote:

> From: Bernd Helber <bernd at helber-it-services.com>
> Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] zpool and nfs
> To: "Discussion list for OpenIndiana" <openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org>
> Received: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 5:37 PM
> format
> label --> select SMI Label.
> 
> that should solve the issue,
> 
> if there are more issues, please provide
> 
> /var/adm/messages*
> 
> thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> Am 19.01.11 22:53, schrieb ann kok:
> > Hi Edward
> > 
> > Thank you for your mail
> > 
> > I follow your advice to reboot my computer. It is
> fine
> > 
> > Now. I have problem to attach it. What can I do this?
> > 
> > root at opensolaris:~# format -e
> > Searching for disks...done
> > 
> > 
> > AVAILABLE DISK SELECTIONS:
> >        0. c8t0d0 <DEFAULT cyl
> 2607 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63>
> >       
>    /pci at 0,0/pci15ad,1976 at 10/sd at 0,0
> >        1. c8t1d0 <DEFAULT cyl
> 1303 alt 2 hd 255 sec 63>
> >       
>    /pci at 0,0/pci15ad,1976 at 10/sd at 1,0
> > Specify disk (enter its number): ^C
> > root at opensolaris:~# zpool add rpool c8t1d0
> > cannot label 'c8t1d0': EFI labeled devices are not
> supported on root pools.
> > 
> > 2/ For the command devfsadm -Cv, I run it the first
> time. It showed many message but I can't catch it. 
> > I try to run again, but show nothing
> > How can I catch those message?
> > 
> > Thank you so much
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Wed, 1/19/11, Edward Ned Harvey <openindiana at nedharvey.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> From: Edward Ned Harvey <openindiana at nedharvey.com>
> >> Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] zpool and nfs
> >> To: "Discussion list for OpenIndiana" <openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org>
> >> Received: Wednesday, January 19, 2011, 4:23 PM
> >>> From: ann kok [mailto:oiyankok at yahoo.ca]
> >>>
> >>> As I haven't received the response, I run the
> formart
> >> -e
> >>> It said it needs around 3 hours
> >>>
> >>> format> format
> >>> Ready to format.  Formatting cannot be
> >> interrupted
> >>> and takes 232 minutes (estimated). Continue?
> >>> Continue? y
> >>
> >> Oh my goodness.  No.
> >> When you run format -e, it should just display a
> list of
> >> all the disks in
> >> the system (instantly), and ask you which one you
> want to
> >> work on, and then
> >> you quit.  I'm sure I said that.  Quit
> without
> >> changing anything.  (And be
> >> careful not to break anything.)  I am
> extremely
> >> certain I never told you to
> >> type "format" after you got into the format
> prompt. 
> >> And when it prompted
> >> you "Continue?"  You should definitely have
> said "n"
> >> instead of "y"
> >>
> >> You have entered the format prompt, and then
> entered the
> >> format command on
> >> the format prompt, which apparently does
> something
> >> horrific.  Hopefully
> >> you're doing it to a disk you don't care about.
> >>
> >> I suggest rebooting first, just to ensure you
> haven't
> >> destroyed your system.
> >> You may have destroyed it.
> >>
> >> Here is an example:
> >>     [root at FILER ~]# format -e
> >>     Searching for
> disks...done
> >>     
> >>     
> >>     AVAILABLE DISK
> SELECTIONS:
> >>            0. c0d0
> >> <ST325082-     
> >>    5QE4X6G-0001-232.83GB>
> >>              
> >> /pci at 0,0/pci15ad,7a0 at 15/pci-ide at 0/ide at 0/cmdk at 0,0
> >>            1.
> >> c2t0d0 <DEFAULT cyl 3913 alt 2 hd 255 sec
> 63>
> >>              
> >> /pci at 0,0/pci15ad,1976 at 10/sd at 0,0
> >>            2.
> >> c2t1d0 <VMware-Virtual disk-1.0-200.00GB>
> >>              
> >> /pci at 0,0/pci15ad,1976 at 10/sd at 1,0
> >>            3.
> >> c2t2d0 <VMware-Virtual disk-1.0-170.00GB>
> >>              
> >> /pci at 0,0/pci15ad,1976 at 10/sd at 2,0
> >>     Specify disk (enter its
> number): ^C
> >>
> >> I'm sure I said this too.  Don't bother
> formatting any
> >> disks.  Just use
> >> zpool add.  End of story.  It will use
> the whole
> >> device, and it's an instant
> >> operation.
> >>
> >>
> >>> 4/ What is the different betwen zpool attach
> zpool and
> >> zpool add 
> >>
> >> Zpool attach will create a mirror of a device
> which was not
> >> previously
> >> mirrored.
> >> Zpool add will add storage to a pool.  If you
> add a
> >> single device, then it's
> >> not redundant.  If you add a mirror or a
> raidz, then
> >> it's redundant.
> >>
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
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> >> http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
> >>
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