For you information,from solaris 11 onward,zfs will be the default root filesystem. The two that are common to solaris 9 and 10 are ufs and the volume manager not exactly a filesystem type, but you can think of it that way. How to backup and restore zfs root pool in solaris 10. Helios sun solaris 10 zfs offers blazing filesystem performance. Failed temporary mount of zfs filesystem while bmr. But we have to make sure backup everything include create zfs snapshot and splitting zfs mirror for rollback plan. Create a filesystem in solaris solutions experts exchange. To create a file system fs1 in an existing zfs pool geekpool. Please use code tags, according the the forum rules. The following procedure can be used to backup and restore a zfs root pool rpool using the tools that are provided in solaris 10 and above. In order to restore the root pool, first boot from a solaris 10 dvd or network jumpstart into single user mode. The best part about zfs is that oracle or should i say sun has kept the commands for it pretty easy to understand and remember. Considering zfs backup features transitioning from.
Meanwhile, if using zfs, you can take snapshots of your different file systems application files, user files, etc. Sun solaris 10 zfs offers blazing filesystem performance. The ldmp2vz1m tool is available in oracle vm server for sparc 3. Students will have access to both sparc and x86based solaris servers to perform their labs. As i am currently fiddling around with oracle solaris and the related technologies, i wanted to see how the zfs file system compares to a hardware raid controller. The application has an applicationlevel mirroring option that can replicate to a secondary server, but its often inaccurate and is a 10minute rpo.
Solaris 10 os patching using liveupgrade unixarena. Hi guys, i want to take backup of a zfs file system on tape drive. Both sparcbased and x86based versions of solaris are covered in this course. The following are the requirements for solaris file system agent. Create zfs snapshots of important file systems and clone file systems that you can then modify as needed.
The keys for encrypted zfs file system are only required when they are first accessed. Two 70 gb disks one for the os, second for zfs solaris 10 edition 1106, all patches installed as of. So to simulate a reboot i unload the keys for all the file system in the zone. Zfs is scalable, and includes extensive protection against data corruption, support for high storage capacities, efficient data compression, integration of the concepts of filesystem and volume management, snapshots and copyonwrite clones, continuous integrity checking and automatic repair, raidz, native. Allows backup snapshots to allow easy access of older files, e. Solaris live upgrade software enables the operating system to continue to run while upgrades, patch installations, or routine maintenance operations are performed. About zfs storage pool support veritas netbackup bare metal. How to delete files on a zfs filesystem that is 100% full.
Sep 22, 2014 patching zfs based sparc system with live upgrade solaris patching with live upgrade, zfs makes it so much easier solaris live upgrade is a superb tool that lets your operating system create an alternate boot environment. Zfs is a combined file system and logical volume manager designed by sun microsystems. Zfs is scalable, and includes extensive protection against data corruption, support for high storage capacities, efficient data compression, integration of the concepts of filesystem and volume management, snapshots and copyonwrite clones, continuous integrity checking and automatic repair, raidz. Installing the solaris operating system software package administration maintenance of patches disk management and partitioning file system management zfs file security and acls user and group management accessing remote systems backup and recovery managing the print environment managing processes. This course gives you direct experience with the most essential system administration tasks in the oracle solaris 10 os. The problem is that none of these three can shrink. Review the following guidelines before performing a backup of zfs.
These updates can either be a system upgrade or the application of patches. So zfs knowledge is must for all of the solaris administrator who is going to work on solaris 11. It is advised that the system admin becomes comfortable with this procedure and attempts a restore before deploying this into production environments. System administrators can patch a system image rapidly without impacting the boot. Solaris 10 1008 u6 added boot from zfs and can use zfs as its root file. Solaris zones migration with zfs oracle the art of. I want to patch one side of the mirror and keep intact another side safe in case of roll back is required. In the following example, we create a guest domain imaginatively named ldom1, with no cryptographic accelerator, a single virtual network device, and a virtual disk residing in a zfs file system. Jul 24, 20 oracle took a brave decision by making zfs as default root filesystem in solaris 11 onwards. The fs that is in solaris 10 that is not in solaris 9 is. Although zfs snapshots are not the ideal backup mechanism you should have some sort of backup system in place, such as dumping to tape, etc, they can work if effectively managed. Here a notes for solaris 10 patching update that can be used as reference and i hope it is useful.
There are no ufsdump and ufsrestore command equivalents you can use a combination of features to provide file system backup features create zfs snapshots of important file systems and clone file systems that you can then modify as needed. Presenting the solaris zfs filesystem, as implemented in linux fuse, native kernel modules and the antergos linux installer. Use this procedure when you need to upgrade or patch a zfs root file system with zone roots in at least the solaris 10 509 release. Sun solaris 10 zfs offers blazing filesystem performance helios. How to recreate a zfs root pool and restore root pool snapshots. Solaris live upgrade is a superb tool that lets your operating system create an alternate boot environments. Zfs remains one of the most technically advanced and featurecomplete filesystems since it appeared in october 2005. This is having zfs filesystem and 10 sparseroot zones are there. I want to install solaris10 recommended patch cluster on it, but not sure, how to go ahead with procedure. How to upgrade or patch a zfs root file system with zone roots on zfs solaris 10 1008 use this procedure when you need to upgrade or patch a zfs root file system with zone roots on zfs. About installing patches and packages into solaris srts. For example when i copy a 800mb file within the same pool on the old server it takes 0.
It will show as used space as soon as its set with zfs set command. Solaris 10 system administration part 1 sol100 5 days request a class date this 5day course covers the essential administration tasks for sun system administrators. This course gives you direct experience with the most essential system administration tasks in. Procedure how to upgrade or patch a zfs root file system with. Application data on the source system is stored on zfs, ufs and asm raw disks and the document explains the process for transferring the data from the source machine to the oracle solaris 10 guest domain on the target system.
This is a first set of patches, which allows to use zfs file system from opensolaris on freebsd. Virtualized os services look like different solaris instances. I am using solaris zones, and dont want to reboot my system. How to upgrade or patch a zfs root file system with zone. Recovering the zfs root pool or root pool snapshots oracle docs. Solaris zones provide a new isolation primitive for the solaris os, which is secure, flexible, scalable and lightweight. Zfs patching with zones using lu liveupgrade in solaris. The file system u01datapoolu01 has a reservation property set to 200 gb. Solaris 10 10 08 u6 added boot from zfs and can use zfs as its root file system. Backup and restore with remote it is possible to backup a zfs dataset to another pool with zfs sendrecv commands, even the pool is located at the other end of network.
I have worked on many volume manages like svmsolaris volume manager,vxvm veritas volume manager and lvm logical volume manager but zfs is onestep ahead compare to other volume. I created a flash archive using flarcreate and then tried to install the archive but its failed. Jul 03, 2012 solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. We plan to maintain backwards compatibility of the zfs send stream format throughout all releases of solaris, and intend to commit to this backwards compatibility at some point in the future. Yes, if you have your ufs andor zfs backups set up to write to a single file, that file can live anywhere from a local tape to a remote tape to an nfs share. We no need to bring down the server to single user mode if you are using live upgrade method during pathing and before choosing live upgrade,make sure you are using zfs as a root filesystem. The first set of patches are available to compile the zfs file system module on freebsd. Do not specify tolenqf when backing up zfs aggregates because it can cause corruption of the file system.
There is only one file system with a key, however, this would do all if there were more than one. Solaris 10 recommended bundle patch zfs september 17, 2015 regarding to oracle security alert cve list, we need to apply solaris recommended bundle patch instead of apply one by one patch. My big one was on an open solaris variant until the os drive ate itself. Howto update your oracle solaris 11 systems using support. I installed a solaris 10 system and used zfs as its root file system. Jun 24, 2012 restoring a solaris zfs root pool if it is necessary to rebuildrestore a root pool, locate the known good copies of the zfs streams. If you use ufsdump to back up the os to locally attached tape drives, the information to keep includes all the backup file systems, the order of the file systems backed up, as well as information about the backup tape, os level, patch level, disk partitions, file system layout, the. Ive solved this problem by having a secondary server also running zfs on similar or dissimilar hardware that can be local, remote or both. Every day the backup automatically runs and then creates a zfs snapshot. Dear solaris 10 experts, i need to carry out a manual backup of all zpool zfs filesystems on a solaris 10 x86 server in order to port it onto vm ware hardware but dont know how to do it. Powering the datacenterthe oracle solaris ecosystem figure 1. Solaris is a nonfree unix operating system originally developed by sun microsystems. There are three native file system types on solaris 10, but only two on solaris 9. Zfs root file system backup solutions experts exchange.
Oracle took a brave decision by making zfs as default root filesystem in solaris 11 onwards. In this example, a zfs be zfsbe, which was created on a solaris 10 10 09 system with a zfs root file system and zone root in a non root pool, is upgraded to the oracle solaris 10 9 10 release. Oracle solaris delivers reliability, security, and scalability, and applicationtodisk integration. How to upgrade or patch a zfs root file system with zone roots at least solaris 10 509 use this procedure when you need to upgrade or patch a zfs root file system with zone roots in at least the solaris 10 509 release. Solaris 10 includes suns java desktop system jds, which is based on. Typically, with rman, the database is backed up to disk files, and those files get backed up to external storage as disk or tape. Solaris 10 system administration training course part 1. Restoring a solaris zfs root pool if it is necessary to rebuildrestore a root pool, locate the known good copies of the zfs streams. It covers all basic workstation administration functions, with full handson experience at all stages. About adding veritas volume manager and veritas file system. Solaris 10 1008 u6 added boot from zfs and can use zfs as its root file system.
Nov 26, 2015 solaris live upgrade is a superb tool that lets your operating system create an alternate boot environments. This article steps administrators through updating an oracle solaris 11 system with software packages that are provided with an active oracle support agreement, covering some of the basics that administrators should know to ensure the update goes successfully and safely. I replaced the os drive, installed debian 10, and was able to reimport the zfs pools, and was back up and running in just a few hours. How to perform incremental continuous backups of zfs pool. Jun 09, 2016 the keys for encrypted zfs file system are only required when they are first accessed. The following commands define a zfs file system and allocate within it an empty 10 gb file that will be used for the solaris system disk. This goes for all writingreadingdeleting operations. Apr 26, 2010 if you use ufsdump to back up the os to locally attached tape drives, the information to keep includes all the backup file systems, the order of the file systems backed up, as well as information about the backup tape, os level, patch level, disk partitions, file system layout, the thirdparty drivers, and so on. Backup a zfs file system snapshot into a disk file. Sep 17, 2015 regarding to oracle security alert cve list, we need to apply solaris recommended bundle patch instead of apply one by one patch. This is having zfs file system and 10 sparseroot zones are there.
System administration for the oracle solaris 10 os part 1. Jun 10, 2012 zfs patching with zones using lu liveupgrade in solaris. Solaris 10 system administration part i course overview. Solaris 10 1008 also includes virtualization enhancements including the ability for a solaris container to automatically update its environment when moved from one system to another, logical domains support for dynamically reconfigurable disk and network io. Migrate oracle solaris 10 physical systems with zfs root. Together with the existing solaris resource management framework, solaris zones forms the basis of solaris containers. Since the mentioned file system with reservation property has only 10 gb used, lowering. I want to install solaris 10 recommended patch cluster on it, but not sure, how to go ahead with procedure.
Nov 25, 2009 solaris zones provide a new isolation primitive for the solaris os, which is secure, flexible, scalable and lightweight. Solaris 10 10 08 also includes virtualization enhancements including the ability for a solaris container to automatically update its environment when moved from one system to another, logical domains support for dynamically reconfigurable disk and network io. Do not specify tolenqf when backing up zfs aggregates because it. How to take backup of zfs file system on a tape drive.
Oracles integrated portfolio of operating system, virtualization, cluster, and development technologies. The operating system will be oracle solaris 10 sunos 5. Oracle solaris virtualization technologies fujitsu. Regarding to oracle security alert cve list, we need to apply solaris recommended bundle patch instead of apply one by one patch. The zfs file system allows you to configure different raid levels such as raid 0, 1, 10, 5, 6.
Possible to back up solaris 10 via nfs instead of tape. How to upgrade or patch a zfs root file system with zone roots on zfs solaris 10 10 08 use this procedure when you need to upgrade or patch a zfs root file system with zone roots on zfs. The fs that is in solaris 10 that is not in solaris 9 is zfs. Solution was to bring up the client and change the property to on and take a backup again. Aug 01, 2014 creating zfs file system in solaris 10 1. Using an s keystore for zfs encryption oracle what the. Hello all, i wanna be sure if it is possible to backup a zfs file system as flash backup olicy. This solaris 10 system administration part i course assumes good knowledge of a unix operating system in an enterprise environment to the level covered in the solaris introduction course. Solaris os patching has been moved far away from the traditional methods from solaris 10 onwards. Alternatively, relevant experience of unix or linux servers is required, preferably within an enterprise environment. The solaris server has a cron job run every minute and if it sees this file, it grabs the contents and uses that to make a snapshot. Creating, viewing and installing oracle solaris 10 into a domain.
Extended attributes in the vxfs, ufs, and zfs file systems. The system administration for the oracle solaris 10 operating system, part 1 course gets you further engaged with the most efficient, secure, and reliable operating system ever built. Property reservation will do just that, reserve 200 gb for the specified zfs filesystem guaranteeing 200 gb. Hard disks rarely exceed 25% busy during the backup.
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