I want to install solaris 10 recommended patch cluster on it, but not sure, how to go ahead with procedure. Jan 19, 2016 for the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. 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. Note creating boot environments with live upgrade is new in the solaris 10 1008 release.
Every process has a unique identifier number known as process id. I am currently working on my own migration away from solaris 11. The final goal will be to discuss more advanced topic like oracle solaris cluster, network virtualization, patch management and. I was familiar with linux at the time but zfs was designed for solaris which felt close to linux but different enough that there was a learning curve. Oracle took a brave decision by making zfs as default root filesystem in solaris 11 onwards. Files on zfs filesystems used for boot devices however work fine ie the zfs for boot disk setup as described in the admin guide. Before kick starting the solaris study lets be aware of few important keywords and facts about the solaris os.
This change simply allows us to use the same code in other areas of solaris. 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. Zfs basics an introduction to understanding zfs kbdone. Provides information about the oracle zfs file system, including information specific to. Ten ways to easily improve oracle solaris zfs filesystem. Jun 11, 20 solaris 11 wont ask you to select the filesystem types like ufs or zfs since ufs root filesystem will be no longer supported on this version. I want to patch one side of the mirror and keep intact another side safe in case of roll back is required. Uses transactional semantics, where data management uses copyonwrite semantics, not data overwrite.
Installation of solaris 11step by step guide unixarena. Zfs has a very smart cache, the so called arc adaptive replacementcache. Oracle solaris zfs is the default root file system on oracle solaris 11. With live upgrade, a feature of oracle solaris, you can migrate your ufs file systems to a zfs root pool and create zfs root file systems from an existing zfs root pool. During accidental loss of power or a system crash, most recently written pieces of data might be lost but the file system always remains consistent and uncorrupted. Since creating a new be takes advantage of the builtin oracle solaris 11 zfs snapshot capabilities, you can generate a boot image clone almost instantly without using any additional disk space. Boot environments bes are bootable operating system images. Jun 10, 2012 zfs patching with zones using lu liveupgrade in solaris. Memory sufficient memory on target machine to accommodate migrating ldom. Solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards.
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. But now most of the people are asking that how and where to start for oracle solaris 11. Zfs has integrated volume management, preserves the highest levels of data integrity and includes a wide variety. Any sequence of operations is either entirely committed or entirely ignored. Solaris 11 creating and maintaining zfs pools the urban penguin. Jun 27, 2015 for the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. How to install desktop gui in solaris 11 x86 the geek. Regarding to oracle security alert cve list, we need to apply solaris recommended bundle patch instead of apply one by one patch. For you information,from solaris 11 onward,zfs will be the default root. You can attempt to recover the pool by using the zpool clear f command or the zpool import f command. In all, 12x 1tb 7200 sata disks, 12x 300gb 10k sas disks in separate zpools. Jul 24, 20 oracle took a brave decision by making zfs as default root filesystem in solaris 11 onwards. Since solaris 11 root filesystem is zfs,it has great advantage in os patching using liveupgrade method. Solaris zfs command line solaris admin reference by ramdev published february 10, 2014 updated july 2, 2015 the zfs file system is a new kind of file system that fundamentally changes the way file systems are administered, with the below mentioned features.
Zfs patching with zones using lu liveupgrade in solaris. There is a new readonly property keychangedate that shows that date and time of the last wrapping key change basically the last time zfs key c was run on the dataset, this is similar to the rekeydate property that shows the last time we added a new data encryption key. This article is going to explain that how to update the solaris 11. Oracle has set the default root filesystem as zfs from solaris 11 onwards. Ldom live migration basics explained the geek diary. I ran a nassan box on solaris 11 express before solaris 11 was released. Zfs supports both stripped non redundant and mirror raidz storage pools. Same number of identical sized memory blocks with same real addresses.
In other words, we are forced to use the liveupgrade and brand new image packing system. Io related domain with direct io access can not be migrated io domains each virtual disk back end on target system must have same volume name but the path to actual back end device may be same. Oracle solaris 11 uses zfs boot environments and the zfs clone feature to perform updates on live systems. May 15, 2015 part 10, which is the final article, in a series that describes the key features of zfs in oracle solaris 11. Solaris 11 global zone patching having solaris 10 branded zone i am planning to do solaris 11 global zone patching having solaris 10 branded zone. How to install a zfs boot block in solaris the geek diary. So lets look at ten ways to easily improve zfs performance that everyone can implement without being a zfs expert. How to delete files on a zfs filesystem that is 100% full. When updating the system software, oracle solaris 11 first clones the boot environment and applies changes to the clone.
Solaris live upgrade software enables the operating system to continue to run while upgrades, patch installations, or routine maintenance operations are performed. Solaris 11 wont ask you to select the filesystem types like ufs or zfs since ufs root filesystem will be no longer supported on this version. The following table compares the features of the zfs file system with traditional file systems. The install by default creates a backup boot environment, so that you can roll back any time to a state before installing the desktop package. Part 10 monitoring and tuning zfs performance oracle. I want to patch one side of the mirror and keep intact another side safe in case of. Another important feature over solaris 10 is that you can have iscsi disks as root disk. Oracle solaris 11 is completely different from solaris 10.
Dec 07, 20 even though zfs, the zetabyte file system made its appearance during the life of solaris 10. This is similar in concept to live upgrade in oracle solaris 10. Here a notes for solaris 10 patching update that can be used as reference and i hope it is useful. With the release of the oracle solaris 10 1008 operating system, oracle solaris live upgrade is integrated with the oracle solaris zfs. I want to install solaris10 recommended patch cluster on it, but not sure, how to go ahead with procedure.
Solaris installation guide will be the first in a series of tutorials designed to build an oracle solaris environment where we can discuss and learn step by step. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and before choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. Live upgrade and zfs overview oracle solaris 10 811. When updating the system software, oracle solaris 11 first clones the boot. But we have to make sure backup everything include create zfs snapshot and splitting zfs mirror for rollback plan. How to upgrade and patch with oracle solaris live upgrade. If the damage is in pool metadata and that damage prevents the pool from being opened or imported, then the following options are available to you. So zfs knowledge is must for all of the solaris administrator who is going to work on solaris 11.
File systems basic zfs administration oracle solaris zfs is the default root file system on oracle solaris 11. Here a notes for solaris 10 patching update that can be used as reference. System administrators can patch a system image rapidly without impacting the boot. For the love of physics walter lewin may 16, 2011 duration. Most of the zfs performance problems that i see are rooted in incorrect assumptions about the hardware, or just unrealistic expectations of the laws of physics. Part 1 using comstar and zfs to configure a virtualized storage. My first attempt at zfs was using openindiana which now depreciated so if you want to go the solaris route i recommend using omni. In general the arc consumes as much memory as it is available, it also takes care that it frees up memory if other applications need more.
Creating a nonredundant and redundant zfs pools creating zfs filesystem. Jul 02, 2015 solaris zfs command line solaris admin reference by ramdev published february 10, 2014 updated july 2, 2015 the zfs file system is a new kind of file system that fundamentally changes the way file systems are administered, with the below mentioned features. Understanding zfs clone tutorial oracle solaris january 24, 2016 stoun 0 comments we saw in my previous article that zfs snapshot is a readonly copy of a dataset which can be used as a backup mechanism to rollback the system to its previous state, this can be useful before application upgrade or patching. In solaris 11, oracle removed the word called patches from their dictionary. Zfs file system mount in solaris 11 oracle community. After the install, just reboot the system to login into the desktop gui. Oracle solaris live upgrade is a useful tool and strategy for minimizing downtime and risk when upgrading or patching systems.
For you information,from solaris 11 onward,zfs will be the default root filesystem. Solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade unixarena. In addition to the mirroring zfs provides a raidz configuration with single,double or triple parity. Creating a nonredundant and redundant zfs pools creating zfs filesystem managing. Increase root filesystem on solaris zone using zpool. Even though zfs, the zetabyte file system made its appearance during the life of solaris 10. Basic operations for oracle solaris 11 administration. Script for finding the process using a specific port in solaris. Mar 25, 2016 solaris 11 zfs administration duration. The oracle solaris zfs file system provides features and benefits not found in other file systems. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and b efore choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. This is having zfs filesystem and 10 sparseroot zones are there. Jul 07, 2015 this blog introduces oracle solaris 11. This is similar to raid5 and distributes parity along with the data and can lose one physical drive before a raid failure.
I have worked on many volume manages like svmsolaris volume manager,vxvm veritas volume manager and lvm logical volume manager but zfs is onestep ahead. Getting started with solaris 10 must to know keywords. Jul 03, 2012 solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. The same technique does not appear to work in solaris 11. I have worked on many volume manages like svmsolaris volume manager,vxvm veritas volume manager and lvm logical volume manager but zfs is onestep ahead compare to other volume. Solaris 11 creating and maintaining zfs pools the urban. At the heart of the filesystem are zfs pools which group disks together use able data sets. A process is a program running or being executed on the computer. This article provides an overview of how to monitor zfs statistics and tune zfs performance.
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