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File Formats                                     volume-config(4)



NAME
     volume-config - Solaris Volume Manager volume  configuration
     information for top down volume creation with metassist

SYNOPSIS
     /usr/share/lib/xml/dtd/volume-config.dtd


DESCRIPTION
     A volume configuration file, XML-based  and  compliant  with
     the  volume-config.dtd  Document  Type Definition, describes
     the detailed configuration of the volume or  volumes  to  be
     created,  including  the  names, sizes and configurations of
     all the components used in the volume or volumes. This  con-
     figuration  file  can  be automatically generated by running
     metassist with the -d option, or can be manually created.


     The volume configuration file can then  be  used  to  either
     generate  a  command  file  or to directly create volumes by
     running metassist and specifying  the  volume  configuration
     file as input to the command.


     As a system administrator, you would want to  change,  manu-
     ally  create,  or edit the volume configuration file only if
     there are small details of the configuration that  you  want
     to  change.  For example, you might want to change names for
     volumes or hot spare pools, mirror read  option,  or  stripe
     interlace values.


     It would be possible to also  select  different  devices  or
     change slice sizes or make similar changes, but that is gen-
     erally not recommended. Substantial changes to  the  volume-
     config  file could result in a poor or non-functional confi-
     guration.


     With a volume-config file, you can run metassist and provide
     the  file  as input to the command to generate either a com-
     mand file or to actually set up the configuration.

  Defining Volume Configuration
     The top level element  surrounds  the  volume
     configuration data. This element has no attributes. A volume
     configuration requires exactly one  element,  which
     must be the first element of the volume configuration. Addi-
     tionally, the volume-config can have zero  or  more  of  the
     following   elements:   ,  ,  ,  ,
     ,   as required to define the  configuration
     of the volume to be created.



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  Defining Disk Set
     Within the  element, a  element must
     exist.  The    element,  with  the  name attribute,
     specifies the name of the diskset in  which  to  create  the
     volume  or volumes. This element and attribute are required.
     If this named disk set does not exist, it  is  created  upon
     implementation of this volume configuration.

  Defining Slice
     The volume configuration format provides for a   ele-
     ment  that defines the name of a slice to use as a component
     of a volume. The  element requires a  name  attribute
     which  specifies  a  full  ctd name. If the  is newly
     created as part of the volume configuration, the startsector
     and  sizeinblocks attributes must be specified. If the slice
     was previously existing, these attributes need not be speci-
     fied.

  Defining Hot Spare Pool
     The volume configuration format provides for a  element
     that  defines  the name of a hot spare pool to use as a com-
     ponent of a configuration. The  element requires a name
     attribute which specifies a hot spare pool name.


     Slices defined by  elements contained  in  the  
     element  are  included  in the hot spare pool when metassist
     creates it."

  Defining Stripe
     The  element  defines  stripes  (interlaced  RAID  0
     volumes)  to be used in a volume. The  element takes
     a required name attribute to specify a  name  conforming  to
     Solaris  Volume  Manager  naming  requirements.  If the name
     specifies  an  existing  stripe,  no    elements  are
     required.  If  the  name specifies a new stripe, the 
     elements to construct the slice must be specified within the
       element.  The   elements takes an optional
     interlace attribute as value and units (for  example,  16KB,
     5BLOCKS,  20MB).  If this value isn't specified, the Solaris
     Volume Manager default value is used.

  Defining Concat
     The  element defines concats (non-interlaced RAID  0
     volumes)  to be used in a configuration. It is the same as a
      element, except that the interlace attribute is not
     valid.

  Defining Mirror
     The  element defines mirrors (RAID 1 volumes) to  be
     used  in a volume configuration. It can contain combinations
     of  and  elements (to  explicitly  determine



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     which volumes are used as submirrors).


     The  element takes  a  required  name  attribute  to
     specify  a  name conforming to Solaris Volume Manager naming
     requirements.


     The  element takes an  optional  read  attribute  to
     define  the  mirror  read options (ROUNDROBIN, GEOMETRIC, or
     FIRST) for the mirrors. If this attribute is not  specified,
     the Solaris Volume Manager default value is used.


     The  element takes an optional  write  attribute  to
     define the mirror write options (PARALLEL, SERIAL, or FIRST)
     for the mirrors. If this attribute  is  not  specified,  the
     Solaris  Volume  Manager default value is used. The 
     element takes an optional passnum attribute (0-9) to  define
     the  mirror  passnum that defines the order in which mirrors
     are resynced at  boot,  if  required.  Smaller  numbers  are
     resynced  first.  If  this  attribute  is not specified, the
     Solaris Volume Manager default value is used.

EXAMPLES
     Example 1 Specifying a Volume Configuration


     The following is an example volume configuration:


       
       
         
         

       
       
       

       
       
       
       
       
       

       
       hsp name="hsp0">
       



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       slice name="/dev/dsk/c0t0d3s7"/>
       

       

       


FILES
     /usr/share/lib/xml/dtd/volume-config.dtd




SEE ALSO
     metassist(1M),  metaclear(1M),  metadb(1M),  metadetach(1M),
     metahs(1M),  metainit(1M),  metaoffline(1M), metaonline(1M),
     metaparam(1M),       metarecover(1M),       metareplace(1M),
     metaroot(1M),   metaset(1M),   metasync(1M),  metattach(1M),
     mount_ufs(1M), mddb.cf(4)





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     Solaris Volume Manager Administration Guide






















































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