For this and all the future tutorials I will be using a test box created in VMware

workstation. Let us see how you can install VxVM in a solaris 10 virtual machine. To
start with prepare a solaris 10 virtual machine with sufficient number of disks
(atleast 4 to 6, 1 GB disks and two 16 GB disks for root mirroring).
Also install vmware tools in the virtual machine for seamless mouse pointer
integration. I have shared a folder Solaris_Material from my host containing the
SFHA media tar to the solaris 10 virtual machine.
Note:

Do not run the installer from the shared folder, it will fail. Copy the tar or
zip file to any of the directory in VM and run it from there
Minimun swap required in the VM for installation is 256 MB
Also use disks with pre-allocated space when configuring the Virtual
Machine in VMware workstation or virtualbox

After copying the instllation media unzip, untar it and run the installer.
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cp /hgfs/Solaris_Material/VRTS_SF_HA_Solutions_5.1_SP1_Solaris_x64.tar /var/tmp
cd /var/tmp
tar -xf VRTS_SF_HA_Solutions_5.1_SP1_Solaris_x64.tar
cd dvd2-sol_x64/storage_foundation
./installsf

Agree the licence agreement.

Do you agree with the terms of the End User License Agreement as specified
in the storage_foundation/EULA/en/EULA_SF_Ux_5.1SP1.pdf file present on
media? [y,n,q,?] y
We would install all the storage foundation packages for this installation. Also enter
the hostname of the system on which you are installing the storage foundation
software. It should be already populated, you just have to press enter key.
1) Install minimal required Veritas Storage Foundation packages - 266 MB
required
2) Install recommended Veritas Storage Foundation packages - 439 MB required
3) Install all Veritas Storage Foundation packages - 520 MB required
4) Display packages to be installed for each option
Select the packages to be installed on all systems? [1-4,q,?] (2) 3
Enter the Solaris x64 system names separated by spaces: [q,?] (geeklab)
The system will do necessary pre checks like connectivity, compatibility of software
with hardware and operating system etc.
Verifying systems: 100%

Estimated time remaining: 0:00

8 of 8

Checking system communication ..................................... Done

Checking release compatibility .................................... Done
Checking installed product ........................................ Done
Checking prerequisite patches and packages ........................ Done
Checking platform version ......................................... Done
Checking file space ............................................... Done
Performing product license checks ................................. Done
Performing product prechecks ...................................... Done
System verification checks completed successfully
It should now list the packages that are being installed on the system.
The following Veritas Storage Foundation packages will be installed on all
systems:
Package

Package Description

VRTSvlic
VRTSperl
VRTSspt
VRTSvxvm
VRTSaslapm
VRTSob
VRTSsfmh
VRTSvxfs
VRTSfssdk
VRTSdbed
VRTSodm
VRTSat

Veritas Licensing
Veritas Perl 5.10.0 Redistribution
Veritas Software Support Tools by Symantec
Veritas Volume Manager Binaries
Volume Manager - ASL/APM
Veritas Enterprise Administrator Service by Symantec
Veritas Storage Foundation Managed Host by Symantec
Veritas File System
Veritas File System Software Developer Kit
Veritas Storage Foundation Databases
Veritas Oracle Disk Manager
Symantec Product Authentication Service

The following Veritas Storage Foundation patches will be installed on all

systems:
Patch
142630-06
143693-02
142635-05
142632-04

Package
VRTSvxvm
VRTSob
VRTSvxfs
VRTSdbed

Press [Enter] to continue:

143272-05
VRTSodm
Press [Enter] to continue:

After you press enter, it should start installing the required packages onto the
system.
Installing SF: 100%
Estimated time remaining: 0:00

20 of 20

Installing VRTSvxfs package ....................................... Done

Installing VRTSfssdk package ...................................... Done
Installing VRTSdbed package ....................................... Done
Installing VRTSodm package ........................................ Done
Installing VRTSat package ......................................... Done
Installing 142630-06 patch ........................................ Done
Installing 143693-02 patch ........................................ Done
Installing 142635-05 patch ........................................ Done
Installing 142632-04 patch ........................................ Done
Installing 143272-05 patch ........................................ Done
Installing VRTSsfmh package ....................................... Done
Performing SF postinstall tasks ................................... Done
Copying installer libraries and scripts ........................... Done
Veritas Storage Foundation Install completed successfully
Now for licencing we would use a 60 day key less licencing scheme for the LAB
setup with all the features enabled for 60 days.
To comply with the terms of Symantec's End User License Agreement, you have
60 days to either:
* Enter a valid license key matching the functionality in use on the systems
* Enable keyless licensing and manage the systems with a Management Server.
For more details visit http://go.symantec.com/sfhakeyless. The product is
fully functional during these 60 days.
1) Enter a valid license key
2) Enable keyless licensing and complete system licensing later
How would you like to license the systems? [1-2,q] (2)
Checking system licensing
1) SF Standard
2) SF Enterprise
b) Back to previous menu
Select product mode to license: [1-2,b,q,?] (2)

Would you like to enable the Veritas Volume Replicator? [y,n,q] (n) n
The installation is complete now with storage foundation 5.1. But before we can
start using the SF, we should configure it using the installsf installer. Also VRTSvxfs
package requires a system reboot.
Registering SF license
Veritas Storage Foundation cannot be started without configuration.
Run the '/opt/VRTS/install/installsf -configure' command when you are ready
to configure Veritas Storage Foundation.
The following packages require reboot while installing them on geeklab:
VRTSvxfs
It is strongly recommended to reboot the following systems:
geeklab
Execute '/usr/sbin/shutdown -y -i6 -g0' to properly restart your systems
installsf log files, summary file, and response file are saved at:
/opt/VRTS/install/logs/installsf-201310131301hSV
Start configuring the storage foundation by running the installsf installer with
-configure parameter.
# /opt/VRTS/install/installsf -configure
Enter the Solaris x64 system names separated by spaces: [q,?] (geeklab)
Verifying systems: 100%
Estimated time remaining: 0:00

5 of 5

Checking system communication ..................................... Done

Checking release compatibility .................................... Done
Checking installed product ........................................ Done
Checking platform version ......................................... Done
Performing product prechecks ...................................... Done
System verification checks completed successfully
Starting SF: 100%
Estimated time remaining: 0:00
Starting vxio ..................................................... Done

15 of 15

Starting vxspec ................................................... Done

Starting vxconfigd ................................................ Done
Starting vxesd .................................................... Done
Starting vxrelocd ................................................. Done
Starting vxcached ................................................. Done
Starting vxconfigbackupd .......................................... Done
Starting vxattachd ................................................ Done
Starting vxportal ................................................. Done
Starting fdd ...................................................... Done
Starting vxdbd .................................................... Done
Starting odm ...................................................... Done
Performing SF poststart tasks ..................................... Done
Veritas Storage Foundation Startup completed successfully
installsf log files, summary file, and response file are saved at:
/opt/VRTS/install/logs/installsf-201310131317YoO
Now we can reboot the system in order to complete the installation of VRTSvxfs
package.
# shutdown -y -i6 -g0
After the system reboots to multi user level, confirm the installation by executing
the command:
# vxdisk -eo alldgs list
DEVICE
TYPE
DISK
ATTR
disk_0
auto:none
disk_1
auto:none
disk_2
auto:none
disk_3
auto:none
disk_4
auto:none
disk_5
auto:none
disk_6
auto:none
disk_7
auto:none
-

GROUP
-

STATUS
online
online
online
online
online
online
online
online

invalid
invalid
invalid
invalid
invalid
invalid
invalid
invalid

OS_NATIVE_NAME
c1t4d0s2
c1t3d0s2
c1t8d0s2
c1t0d0s2
c1t5d0s2
c1t1d0s2
c1t2d0s2
c1t6d0s2

Some of the commands like vxdisksetup would not work dues to the path to this
command not defined in the default PATH variable of OS. So make sure you add
/opt/VRTS/bin to PATH variable.
# echo "export PATH=$PATH:/opt/VRTS/bin/" >> /etc/profile
# . /etc/profile
Now to check the license information, products installed and features of each
products that are enabled or disabled:
vxlicrep -e