Archives for: June 2009

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Linux: create bootable USB pen drive for installation

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The server I need to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux on does not have a floppy drive or CD-rom drive, but it has a USB port. What are the steps to configure a USB pen drive to boot and install Red Hat Enterprise Linux? To configure a USB flash/pen dr… more »

Veritas: Veritas Initialization

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1. Kick off the veritas initialization program vxinstall 2. Enter the license keys when you are prompted for them 3. Choose custom install from the menu 4. Choose to encapsulate your rootdisk 5. Choose to leave all other disks alone 6. Choose t… more »

Veritas: Mirroring The Root Disk

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Create the mirrors 1. Give veritas control of a disk to create the mirror on /usr/lib/vxvm/bin/vxdisksetup -i solaris-disk-name 2. Add the new disk to the rootdg disk group and give it a veritas name vxdg -g rootdg adddisk rootmirror=solaris-disk-… more »

Veritas: Remove A Disk Group

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1. remove any volumes from the disks a. vxassist –g disk-group remove volume volume-name b. repeat the above procedure for each volume on the disk 2. remove disks from the disk group a. vxdg –g disk-group rmdisk vxvm-disk-name b. repeat the above… more »