Understanding mirror set creation in a netware, Environment 7-14, Understanding mirror set creation in a unix – HP NetRAID-4M Controller User Manual

Page 164: Identifying some tasks to perform after creating a, Mirror set 7-14

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Command Line Interface User’s Guide

After running the

container create mirror

command, use the

container list

command to display information about the

mirror set, as in the following example. In the example, the Type
column indicates that a Mirror set resides on container 0. The Scsi C:
ID: L

column displays the SCSI device IDs for the two halves of the

mirror set.

HPN0> container list

Executing: container list

Cluster Num Total Oth Stripe Scsi Partition

Dr Partner Label Type Size Ctr Size Usage C:ID:L Offset:Size

-- ------- ----- ------ ------ --- ------ ------- ------ -------------

0 0 Mirror 100MB None 2:01:0 64.0KB: 100MB

2:02:0 64.0KB: 100MB

Understanding Mirror Set Creation in a NetWare
Environment

If you created a mirror set on a NetWare server, you must run the

list devices

command on the NetWare console and then create

the necessary NetWare disk partitions and volumes.

For information on how to create partitions and volumes, see the
appropriate NetWare documentation.

For information on how to display the NetWare console remotely on
the NT client running FAST, see the Flexible Array Storage Tool User’s
Guide
.

Understanding Mirror Set Creation in a UNIX Environment

On UNIX systems, the message displayed after you execute the

container create mirror

command includes the root special

file associated with the newly created mirror set.

Use the

container list

command to display the root special file

associated with mirror set. See Displaying A Root Special File (UNIX
Only)
for more information on the root special file.

Identifying Some Tasks to Perform After Creating a Mirror
Set

After you create a mirror set, you can:

Add a file system. See Chapter 9, Modifying Containers, for a
description of how to add a file system.

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