how to increase file partition using disksuite

From: B Bong (sunmoon208@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Jul 03 2003 - 11:50:03 EDT


Dear Sun Managers,

I need someone to enlighten me on this to verify
whether my steps are correct.

I have a configuration for /data partition (output of
df -k)
1. /dev/md/dsk/d11 2052605 375081 1616916
21% /data

2. d11: Mirror ( output of metastat -t d11)
    Submirror 0: d9
      State: Okay Fri Feb 21 17:55:55 2003
    Submirror 1: d10
      State: Okay Fri Feb 21 18:16:31 2003
    Pass: 1
    Read option: roundrobin (default)
    Write option: parallel (default)
    Size: 4194828 blocks

        d9: Submirror of d11
            State: Okay Fri Feb 21 17:55:55
2003
            Size: 4194828 blocks
            Stripe 0:
              Device Start Dbase State
Hot Spare Time
              c0t0d0s4 0 No Okay
       

        d10: Submirror of d11
            State: Okay Fri Feb 21 18:16:31
2003
            Size: 4194828 blocks
            Stripe 0:
              Device Start Dbase State
Hot Spare Time
              c0t1d0s4 0 No Okay
        Fri Feb 21 17:55:46 2003

Procedure to increase size of /data
1.Backup /data
        
2.Unmount /data
        umount /data
3.Break Mirrors
        metadetach d11 d9
        metadetach d11 d10

4.Clear Metadevices
        metaclear d9
        metaclear d10
5.Recreate partition previously containing /data data

6.Recreate Metadevices
        metainit d9 1 1 /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s4
        metainit d10 1 1 /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s4

7.Recreate Mirror
        metainit -m d11 d9
        metattach d11 d10
8.Remount /data ( definition is there in /etc/vfstab)
9.Restore data back to /data from tape.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,
Andrew

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