METAROOT(1M)

NAME

metaroot − setup system files for root metadevice

SYNOPSIS

/usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metaroot [ −n ] [ −k system-name ] [ −v vfstab-name ]
[ −c mddb.cf-name ] device
/usr/opt/SUNWmd/sbin/metaroot −h

AVAILABILITY

This program is available with the Solstice DiskSuite software package (SUNWmd).

DESCRIPTION

metaroot edits the /etc/vfstab and /etc/system files so that the system may be booted with the root file system on a metadevice.

metaroot may also be used to edit these files so that the system may be booted with the root filesystem on a conventional disk device.

OPTIONS

−h Displays a help message.

−n Print what would be done without actually doing it.

−k system-name
Edit system-name instead of the default /etc/system system configration information file.

−v vfstab-name
Edit vfstab-name instead of the default /etc/vfstab table of file system defaults.

−c mddb.cf-name
Use mddb.cf-name instead of the default /etc/opt/SUNWmd/mddb.cf file as a source of metadevice database locations.

EXAMPLES

The following command edits /etc/system and /etc/vfstab to specify the root filesystem is now on metadevice d0.

example# metaroot d0

The following command edits /etc/system and /etc/vfstab to specify the root filesystem is now on the SCSI disk device /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s0.

example# metaroot /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s0

FILES

/etc/system Kernel patch file.

/etc/vfstab File system defaults.

/etc/opt/SUNWmd/mddb.cf
Metadevice state database locations.

NOTES

WARNING: forceload of misc/md_hotspares failed may appear during boot if root is on a metadevice and no hotspares are specified. This can be eliminated by defining an empty hotspare pool.

WARNING: forceload of misc/md_trans failed may appear if no metatrans devices have been configured.

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