HPUX 11.0 and MirrorDisk installation

[Tim Killinger]

I am about to cold "re-install" HPUX on a rp5450 server. While I'm comforatble about the OS install, our current config has factory installed MirrorDisk covering the two 18gig internal drives housing the OS.

I have no documentation at all on (re)installing and configuring MirrorDisk.

Can anyone give me a few pointers/references to get me started?

Thanks!!

[Steven E. Protter · Accepted solution]

Mirror/UX is a code word activated add in product.

You need your application cd's and the paperwork with the code word on it. That paperwork will tell you which part number/cd to put in in the drive.

swinstall

actions

add code word.

put in the product/code word.

then you can use swinstall to install mirror/ux

Then its just

lvextend -m 1 /dev/vg01/newvg01 /dev/dsk/c1t5d0 /dev/dsk/c1t6d0

mirrors are built.

SEP

[John Poff]

Hi,

MirrorDisk is a separate purchased product, so you'll need a codeword to install it. The software package will be located on one of your application CD's, so you just need to enter the keyword in your swinstall session.

After you have everything installed and running, you'll just need to follow the procedures for mirroring a boot disk.

Try the search function here to find out about mirroring. There are a ton of good posts here on the subject. I'd post a link to some HP docs on mirroring but I'm working from my Linux box and I don't have all my bookmarks moved over yet.

JP

[S.K. Chan]

Installing MirrorUX is straight forward (like what Steven had mentioned). Check afterwards ..
# swlist -l bundle |grep -i mirror
Also take a look at the HP Software Recovery Handbook (chapter on LVM).
http://us-support3.external.hp.com/iv/data/documents/DE_SW_UX_swrec_EN_01_E/LVM.pdf

[Marco Santerre]

MirrorDisk/UX is a product that you will find on your Application CDs. The only problem you will have is that you will need a codeword in order to activate the software on your CD. Once you have installed the software, all you need to do is :

lvextend -m 1 /dev/vgname/lvname /dev/dsk/mirrordisk