[OpenIndiana-discuss] zpool and nfs

Deano deano at rattie.demon.co.uk
Thu Jan 20 16:25:00 UTC 2011


For root pool don't specify the whole disk use the slice instead,
So

zpool add rpool c8t2d0s0

Note the s0 slice index, so that zpool doesn't replace the boot information
that it would if you use the entire disk (and it stops you with the EFI
message)

HTH,
Deano
deano at cloudpixies.com


-----Original Message-----
From: ann kok [mailto:oiyankok at yahoo.ca] 
Sent: 20 January 2011 15:35
To: Discussion list for OpenIndiana
Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] zpool and nfs

Hi Bernd

SMI is selected now. But "zpool add" is still in problem. The
/var/adm/message is showing nothing!

Any idea? 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> fdisk
No fdisk table exists. The default partition for the disk is:

  a 100% "SOLARIS System" partition

Type "y" to accept the default partition,  otherwise type "n" to edit the
 partition table.
y
format> label
[0] SMI Label
[1] EFI Label
Specify Label type[0]: 0
Ready to label disk, continue? 
Ready to label disk, continue? y

format> quit
root at opensolaris:~# zpool add rpool c8t2d0
cannot label 'c8t2d0': EFI labeled devices are not supported on root pools.

root at opensolaris:~# tail /var/adm/messages 
Jan 20 09:07:58 opensolaris pseudo: [ID 129642 kern.info] pseudo-device:
winlock0
Jan 20 09:07:58 opensolaris genunix: [ID 936769 kern.info] winlock0 is
/pseudo/winlock at 0
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

Thank you

--- On Thu, 1/20/11, 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: openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org
> Received: Thursday, January 20, 2011, 10:13 AM
> Sorry i forgot,
> 
> you're on x86
> 
> format>fdisk
> 
> y
> 
> label
> select SMI Label
> 
> thanks in advance.
> 
> 
> 
> Am 20.01.11 15:22, schrieb ann kok:
> > 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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