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Update Date:2010-01-05
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Solution  1003438.1 :   Sun Fire V440: Where do I find the raidctl(1M) man page on Solaris[TM] 8 HW7/03?  


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Description
The raidctl(1M) man page is referenced in several Sun Fire[TM] V440 server
documents related to creating and administrating hardware RAID 1 mirror
volumes, available as a built-in feature on Sun Fire V440 servers. This
man page is not loaded by default on Sun Fire V440 servers installed with
Solaris[TM] 8 HW 7/03. This document explains how to find and install these
man pages.

Steps to Follow
The raidctl(1M) man page provides the standard format manual page for the
"/usr/sbin/raidctl" command included with Solaris 8 HW 7/03. This command
is used to create, administer, and delete hardware RAID volumes for
supported controllers.
A supported hardware controller is built-in to the Sun Fire V440 server, and the command can be used to create, view status and delete RAID 1 mirrored disk volume between any two of the Sun Fire V440 server's four internal disks.
On Solaris 8 HW 7/03, the raidctl(1M) man page is not installed by default.
The man page is located on the CD titled "Solaris 8 HW 7/03 Software
Supplement SPARC platform edition" for Sun Fire[TM] and Sun Blade[TM]
platforms including the Sun Fire V440 server, as detailed in the "Sun Fire V440
Server Product Notes" document.
To install on Solaris 8 HW 7/03:
1. Insert the "Solaris 8 HW 7/03 Software Supplement" CD into the local
DVDROM drive.
2. If volmgt is running, the CD will automount at "/cdrom/cdrom0".  If
volmgt is not running, run the mount command to mount the CD in a local
directory.
3. Change directory to the "Man_Page_Supplement" directory of the CD, for
example "cd /cdrom/cdrom0/Man_Page_Supplement"
4. Run the "installer" program located in this directory. You may need to
redirect the display to a graphics workstation terminal. Select "typical"
or "custom" as required for your needs.
5. The "installer" program installs the "SUNWs8hwman1" package containing
the raidctl(1M) man page (and other additional man pages) into a standard
man page directory structure in the "/opt/SUNWs8hwman1/man" directory.  To
display, either "cd /opt/SUNWs8hwman1/man" and run the command:
"man -M . raidctl"
or add the "/opt/SUNWs8hwman1/man" directory to the shell MANPATH variable
(and login scrips) for the shell type that your root or system
administrator account is normally running under.
For Solaris[TM] 9 HW 12/03 or later, and all releases of Solaris[TM[ 10 these steps are not required. The raidctl(1M) man page is included as part of the "SUNWman" package that contains all the standard Solaris man pages.
Solaris 9 HW 12/03 is the minimum supported version of Solaris 9 for Sun Fire V440server, and the first Solaris 9 version to include the "/usr/sbin/raidctl" command.
All versions of Solaris 10 include the raidctl(1M) command as well.


Product
Sun Fire V440 Server

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Change History
Date: 2010-01-04
User name: dencho
Action: Updated
Comments: Currency check, audited by Dencho Kojucharov, Entry-Level SPARC Content Lead

Date: 2009-12-08
User: Decotis
Comment: Currency review. This is a Server/Systems issue. removed storage from the product list as it only applies to the v440 server. resubmitting to server Tech Review for currency.
Changed audience to contract based on fee vs free rules.
Review date/metatags OK.
OK to republish.
Version: 3

Date: 2005-04-19
User Name: 7058
Action: Approved
Comment: Added 2 missing trademarks.


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