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Installation and Upgrade Checklist Report for Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA 5.1, Solaris 9, SPARC
  
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Important Notes

Note: You have not selected the latest product version. Consider installing or upgrading to the latest version; otherwise, you may encounter issues that have already been fixed. To run a new report for the latest product version, select it from the Veritas product drop-down list.

Veritas File Systems with Disk Layout Version 4 or Version 5 Cannot be Mounted or Upgraded with Veritas File System Release 5.1
As documented in the 5.1 Release Notes, Veritas File System (VxFS) 5.1 supports only disk layout Version 6 and Version 7, and no prior disk layout versions can be created or mounted.

Due to a software restriction, the vxfsconvert utility in release 5.1 is currently unable to support a layout upgrade from disk layout Version 4 or Version 5 to disk layout Version 7. The vxfsconvert utility in release 5.1 can still be used to upgrade disk layout Version 2 and Version 3 to disk layout Version 7.

If an upgrade to release 5.1 is performed, it will not be possible to mount any file systems with disk layout Version 4 or Version 5, nor will it be possible to upgrade from disk layout Version 4 or Version 5 to disk layouts Version 6 or Version 7.

For complete details and our recommendations, please visit the following reference document: File systems with disk layout Version 4 or Version 5 cannot be mounted or upgraded running VERITAS File System (VxFS) 5.1 http://entsupport.symantec.com/docs/339064


Array Support Libraries (ASLs)
When installing Veritas products, please be aware that ASLs updates are not included in the patches update bundle. Please go to the Array Support Libraries (ASLs) to get the latest updates for your disk arrays.
  
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System requirements

Required number of CPUs: 2
Required disk space:
    Partitions Minimum space required Maximum space required Recommended space
    /opt 338 MB 627 MB 582 MB
    /root 58 MB 58 MB 58 MB
    /usr 162 MB 162 MB 162 MB
    /var 1 MB 1 MB 1 MB
Supported architectures:
  • SPARC M5 series [1][2]
  • SPARC M6 series [1][2]
  • SPARC T3 series [2]
  • SPARC T4 series [2][3]
  • SPARC T5 series [2][4]
  • SPARC64 X+ series
  • SPARC64-V series
  • SPARC64-VI series
  • SPARC64-VII/VII+ series
  • SPARC64-X series
  • UltraSPARC II series
  • UltraSPARC III series
  • UltraSPARC IV series
  • UltraSPARC T1 series [2]
  • UltraSPARC T2/T2+ series [2]
  • 1. A minimum version of Storage Foundation 5.1SP1RP3, and Solaris 10 1/13 are required for support.
  • 2. Oracle VM Server for SPARC supported. See the following TechNote: http://www.veritas.com/docs/DOC4397.
  • 3. Installation of Storage Foundation products may encounter issue on Oracle T4 servers, see TechNote http://www.veritas.com/docs/TECH177307.
  • 4. A minimum version of Storage Foundation 5.1SP1RP3 is required for support.
  
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Product features

The features in the list are enabled in this release.
FeatureStorage Foundation CFSHA
1-256 TB File System
CFS Multi-transaction server
Cluster File System
Cluster Server
Cluster Volume Manager
Concurrent I/O
Data management application programming interface (DMAPI)
Device names consistent across cluster nodes
Device names using Array Volume IDs
Direct I/O
Dirty region logging
Dynamic LUN expansion
Dynamic Multi-pathing
Dynamic Storage Tiering
Enclosure based naming
File Change Log
File system snapshots
File system storage checkpoints
Flashsnap: Disk group split & join
Flashsnap: Fast resynchronization
Full size instant snapshots
Hardware assisted copy
Hot-relocation
Import cloned LUN
Keyless licensing
Mount lock
Named data streams
Online coordinator disk replacement
Online file system defragmentation
Online file system grow & shrink
Online relay out
Online volume grow & shrink
Operations Manager
Oracle Disk Manager (ODM) and Cached ODM (CODM)
Portable Data Containers (formerly known as Cross-Platform Data Sharing (CDS))
Quick I/O (QIO) and Cached QIO (CQIO)
Remote mirrors for campus clusters
Rolling upgrade
SCSI-3 based I/O fencing
SSD device exploitation
Site awareness with remote mirrors
SmartMove
Space-optimized instant snapshot
Split-mirror snapshot
Thin storage reclamation
User & group quotas
iSCSI device support
Volume Replicator optionOptional
Database Dynamic Storage TieringOracle only
Database storage checkpoints & rollbackOracle only
FlashSnap: DatabaseOracle only
  
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Patches for Storage Foundation Cluster File System HA and Platform

Product (recommended)
Patch Date Size
perl-sol_sparc-5.1P1 2012-10-12 14.73 KB
cpi-5.1RP1P1 2010-12-28 2.56 KB
cpi-5.1RP2P1 2010-12-16 1.12 KB
cpi-5.1P2 2010-11-26 3.01 KB
sfha-sol_sparc-5.1RP2 2010-09-17 182.31 MB
vm-sol_sparc-5.1...ltipathing_patch 2010-09-15 40.95 MB
cpi-5.1P1 2010-08-17 1.17 KB
Platform (required)
To check if the patch has been installed, use the showrev -p | grep patch_number command
  
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End of Support Life information

Last updated on 2024-04-19.  Refer to EOSL page for more information about support.
Release Date(GA)Extended Support StartsSustaining Support StartsEnd of Support Life Date(EOSL)
2009-12-052016-12-192018-12-312024-12-31
  
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Platform configuration

Supported platform version
    Product versionPlatform version
    5.1Solaris 9
Required platform packages:
  • SUNWpool
  
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Host bus adapter (HBA) parameters and switch parameters

Unless otherwise stated, the specified Veritas product supports all HBAs (except iSCSI HBAs) and fibre channel switches supported by the platform and storage array manufacturers listed in the hardware compatibility list (HCL).

  
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Operations Manager

Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager gives you a single, centralized management console for the InfoScale products. You can use it to monitor, visualize, and manage storage and cluster resources, and generate reports about these components in the Management Server domain.It can also help administrators centrally manage diverse data center environments. This section lists the documents for Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager 8.0.2.
Documentation
  
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Array Support Libraries (ASLs)

Array family (model)DocumentationLibraries
3PAR E-Class, S-Class libvx3par (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Dell EqualLogic PS3000 series libvxeqlogic (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Dell EqualLogic PS4000 series libvxeqlogic (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Dell EqualLogic PS5000 series libvxeqlogic (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Dell EqualLogic PS6000 series libvxeqlogic (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Dell SC Series libvxcompellent (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxcompellent (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Dot Hill 2730/2730T libvxdothill (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Dot Hill 5730 libvxdothill (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC CLARiiON AX series libvxCLARiiON (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC CLARiiON CX seriesCLARiiON CX Series
libvxpp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxCLARiiON (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC CLARiiON CX series with PowerPathCLARiiON CX Series
libvxpp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxCLARiiON (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC CLARiiON CX3 series libvxpp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxCLARiiON (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC CLARiiON CX3 series with PowerPath libvxCLARiiON (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxpp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC CLARiiON CX4 series libvxpp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxCLARiiON (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC CLARiiON CX4 series with PowerPath libvxCLARiiON (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxpp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC Symmetrix 8000 seriesEMC Symmetrix 8000 Series
libvxpp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxemc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC Symmetrix 8000 series with PowerPathEMC Symmetrix 8000 Series
libvxemc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxpp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC Symmetrix DMX seriesEMC Symmetrix DMX Architecture
libvxpp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxemc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC Symmetrix DMX series with PowerPathEMC Symmetrix DMX Architecture
libvxemc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxpp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC Symmetrix VMAX series with PowerPath libvxemc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC Symmetrix VMAX series libvxemc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC VMAX3/VMAX All Flash Family series libvxemc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC VNX series libvxCLARiiON (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC VNX series with PowerPath libvxCLARiiON (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC VNX2 series with PowerPath libvxCLARiiON (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC VNX2 series libvxCLARiiON (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
EMC VPLEX libvxInvista (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS DX400/DX500/DX600 series libvxFJTSYe8k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxFJTSYe8k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS DX60/DX80/DX90/DX100/DX200 series libvxfjtsye2k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxfjtsye2k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS DX8000 series libvxFJTSYe8k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxFJTSYe8k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS2000 seriesETERNUS2000 Disk Storage Systems
libvxfjtsye2k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxfjtsye2k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS4000 seriesETERNUS4000 Disk Storage Systems
libvxFJTSYe8k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxFJTSYe8k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS6000 seriesETERNUS6000 Storage Systems
libvxFJTSYe6k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS8000 seriesETERNUS8000 Disk Storage Systems
libvxFJTSYe8k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxFJTSYe8k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Fujitsu FibreCAT SX80/100 series libvxfsc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Fujitsu ETERNUS VS850 libvxibmsvc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxibmsvc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise 3PAR F/T-Class, StoreServ 7000/8000/10000/20000 Storage libvx3par (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise EVA4000/6000/8000 libvxhpalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhpalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise EVA4100/6100/8100 libvxhpalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhpalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise EVA4400/6400/8400 series libvxhpalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhpalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise P6000 EVA series libvxhpalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise XP10000/12000 libvxxp256 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxxp1281024 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxxp12k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxxp1281024 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise XP128/1024 libvxxp256 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxxp1281024 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxxp12k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxxp1281024 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise XP20000/24000 libvxxp1281024 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxxp256 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxxp1281024 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxxp12k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hewlett Packard Enterprise P9500 libvxxp1281024 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxxp1281024 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxxp12k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxxp256 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hitachi AMS/WMS series libvxhdsalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhdsalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hitachi HUS 100 seriesHitachi Unified Storage 100 Family
libvxhdsalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhdsalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hitachi Lightning 9900V seriesLightning 9900V Series Enterprise Storage Systems
libvxhds (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhds9980 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hitachi SMS/AMS2000 series libvxhdsalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhdsalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hitachi Thunder 9500V seriesThunder 9500V Series Modular Storage Systems
libvxhdsalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhdsalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hitachi USP/NSC series libvxhds (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhds9980 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhdsusp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hitachi USPV/USPVM libvxhds (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhds9980 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhdsusp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hitachi VSP G series libvxhdsusp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhds9980 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhds (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hitachi VSP Gx00/Fx00 series libvxhds (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhds9980 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhdsusp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hitachi HUS VM libvxhds9980 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhdsusp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhds (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hitachi TMS1000 libvxhdsalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhdsalua (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Hitachi VSP libvxhds9980 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhds (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhdsusp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Huawei S5000 series libvxhuawei (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhuawei (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Huawei S5000T series libvxhuawei (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Huawei VIS series libvxhuawei (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhuawei (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
IBM ESS 750/800 seriesIBM Enterprise Storage Server family 750/800
libvxshark (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
IBM Storwize series libvxibmsvc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxibmsvc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
IBM System Storage DS5000 series libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
IBM System Storage DS6000 seriesIBM System Storage DS6000 Series
libvxibmds6k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
IBM System Storage DS8000 seriesIBM System Storage DS8000 series
libvxibmds8k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
IBM System Storage N seriesIBM System Storage N series
IBM System Storage N7000 Modular Disk Storage System
libvxnetapp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
IBM System Storage XIV series libvxxiv (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxxiv (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
IBM TotalStorage DS4000 seriesIBM DS4000 series: Overview - IBM TotalStorage Disk Storage Systems
libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
IBM DS3950 libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
IBM DS5020 libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
NEC iStorage D1/D3 series libvxnipnyis (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxnipnyis (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
NEC iStorage D8 series libvxnipnyis (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxnipnyis (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
NEC iStorage M series libvxnipnyis (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
NEC iStorage S1000 series libvxnipnyis (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxnipnyis (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
NEC iStorage S2000 series libvxnipnyis (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxnipnyis (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
NEC iStorage S4000 series libvxnipnyis (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxnipnyis (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
NEC Symmetrix DMX-4 libvxpp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxemc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
NEC Symmetrix DMX-4 with PowerPath libvxemc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxpp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
NEC Symmetrix VMAX with PowerPath libvxemc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
NEC Symmetrix VMAX libvxemc (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
NetApp FAS2000/FAS900/FAS200 series libvxnetapp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
NetApp FAS3000/V3000 series libvxnetapp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
NetApp FAS6000/V6000 series libvxnetapp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
NetApp FAS8000/FAS9000 Series libvxnetapp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Oracle Axiom series libvxpillaraxiom (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Oracle Storage 6580/6780 series libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Oracle StorageTek 2500 series libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Oracle StorageTek 9900 series libvxhds9980 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhdsusp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhds (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Oracle StorageTek 9985/9990 series libvxhds (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhds9980 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhdsusp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Oracle ZFS Storage Appliance series libvxsun7x10 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Oracle StorageTek 6140 array libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Oracle StorageTek 9985V system libvxhds (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhds9980 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhdsusp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Oracle StorageTek 9990V system libvxhds (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhds9980 (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxhdsusp (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Oracle Sun Storage 6180 array libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
StorageTek FlexLine 200/300 series libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Sun StorEdge 3510/3511 libvxsunse3k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Sun StorageTek 3310 libvxsunse3k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Sun StorageTek 3320 libvxsunse3k (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
Sun StorageTek 6130 libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote
libvxlsiall (embedded in the package VRTSaslapm)See TechNote