[zones-discuss] Re: Question: Zones/Mpxio + Disk Array (HDS 9970V
Hello and thanks a lot for quick answers. By looking at your answer it looks like we are going to go for spare-root model. So, then to my second question which is actually something more of a design question i think... 1, I let's say i have my Main server running with a HBA card attached to a Disk Array (same as mentioned in my earlier question). I create and mount a nice disk 'pool' with ZFS and everything is working perfect. create a zfs filesystem in the global zone for the zone. Something like $ zfs create mypool/export/zones/zone1 $ mkdir -p /export/zones/zone1 $ zfs set mountpoint=/export/zones/zone1 mypool/export/zones/zone1 With zonecfg set your zonepath=/export/zones/zone1 2, I now create ZONE1. I would then like to mount a /export/home/ftp area on the Disk Array to use as well. Now, What is controlling my access to the HBA card and Disk Array from my Non-Global zone? How do i see my newly created /dev/dsk/... on the Array? Do i have to install the same driver into the non-global zone as i did to the Server itself or? The easiest way is - $ touch /reconfigure $ init 6 After the reboot in theory you should see your new device. By memory, you should be able to use the luxadm command to see the failover paths. Are you able to do a reboot?? There are a few more commands you need if you can not. I am assuming the server is currently not production :) You should mount /export/home/ftp on your global zone (using ZFS), and then define it as a mount point using zonecfg for each of your zones. I hope i have succeded in making some sense here since this is bugging me and my Manager a little now. I will all look easy and logical once you have done it once. Doug This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zones-discuss mailing list zones-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [zones-discuss] Re: Question: Zones/Mpxio + Disk Array (HDS 9970V
Doug Scott wrote On 08/04/06 11:42,: create a zfs filesystem in the global zone for the zone. Something like $ zfs create mypool/export/zones/zone1 $ mkdir -p /export/zones/zone1 $ zfs set mountpoint=/export/zones/zone1 mypool/export/zones/zone1 With zonecfg set your zonepath=/export/zones/zone1 Wait a sec, this doc is pretty unequivocal about doing this: http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-1592/6mhahuous?a=view CT ___ zones-discuss mailing list zones-discuss@opensolaris.org
[zones-discuss] Re: Question: Zones/Mpxio + Disk Array (HDS 9970V
Pierre, OK from the shotgun of replies :), we have worked out there maybe some ZFS/zones upgrade issues for Sol10. Does this stop you from doing what you want to do? If you need to upgrade with the zones in place, then you might want to wait for a later Solaris release, or is the work around uninstall zone, upgrade, reinstall zone ok for you? The other option would be to put your zones on UFS, and mount /export/home/ftp on ZFS. Doug This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zones-discuss mailing list zones-discuss@opensolaris.org
Re: [zones-discuss] Re: Question: Zones/Mpxio + Disk Array (HDS 9970V
Pierre Klovsjo wrote: Hello and thanks a lot for quick answers. By looking at your answer it looks like we are going to go for spare-root model. So, then to my second question which is actually something more of a design question i think... 1, I let's say i have my Main server running with a HBA card attached to a Disk Array (same as mentioned in my earlier question). I create and mount a nice disk 'pool' with ZFS and everything is working perfect. Given the aforementioned limitations regarding zones and ZFS: will Zones and UFS/SVM work for you? 2, I now create ZONE1. I would then like to mount a /export/home/ftp area on the Disk Array to use as well. Now, What is controlling my access to the HBA card and Disk Array from my Non-Global zone? How do i see my newly created /dev/dsk/... on the Array? Do i have to install the same driver into the non-global zone as i did to the Server itself or? I don't understand all of what you are trying to do yet, but here are some guidelines and specific questions: 1) The Solaris kernel (including device drivers) controls access to the HBA, regardless of the existence of zones. 2) In general, Traffic Manager (MPxIO) should be managed from the global zone. A zone can be assigned individual access to a file system which is benefitting from Traffic Manager. In that case, the zone benefits from TM without even knowing it is there. 3) Does your application need direct device access, e.g. access to /dev/dsk/...? -- -- Jeff VICTOR Sun Microsystemsjeff.victor @ sun.com OS AmbassadorSr. Technical Specialist Solaris 10 Zones FAQ:http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/zones/faq -- ___ zones-discuss mailing list zones-discuss@opensolaris.org
