Trusted Solaris Operating System - Technical FAQs

Question

How do I run Veritas Volume Manager on Trusted Solaris?

Answer

VxVm does work with Trusted Solaris to manage a ufs filesystem.

Procedure

1. Assume the secadmin role.
2. Use the Profile Manager to create an "Enterprise Volume Manager" profile
3. Add these privileges:
   

   file_dac_read
   file_dac_write
   file_mac_read
   file_mac_write
   sys_devices

   
   to each of the following:
   

   /usr/sbin/ssaadm
   /usr/sbin/vx*
   /sbin/vx*
   /opt/SUNWvxva/bin/*
   /usr/lib/vxvm/bin/*

4. Assign the profile to whichever role is responsible for running the volume manager.
5. Assume the role at admin_low.
6. Run:
   

   /usr/sbin/vxinstall

Applies to Trusted Solaris Release:

1.2, 2.5, 2.5.1, 7