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1. Unable to mirror OS disk (0) using BIOS Integrated Mirror on SF 4200.

# uname -a
SunOS blackfin 5.10 Generic_Patch_118844-30 i86pc i386 i86pc

(Four 73 GB SAS drives installed.)

(LSI BIOS/ILOM code has been upgraded to version 9306)

(Rebooting...)

Entering the LSI Logic MPT Setup Utility

Choosing 'RAID Properties'

Choosing 'Create IM Volume'

Selecting drive '0' ('+' in column 'RAID Disk')

Selecting 'M' to keep existing data

  *"WARNING! There is currently not enough empty space at the end of     *
  *this disk to create an array. Using this disk in an array will        *
  *result in loss of ALL data on the disk.                               *

Creating an Integrated Mirror on disks 2 and 3 works fine but the BIOS also
insists on erasing the Primary (=source) disk, which is no major problem in
the case of a fresh, non-system disk.

Since posting the above on Forum.Sun.Com I came across page 23 in the SF
4100/4200 Product Notes where this LSI Firmware issue (6312581) is explained.

The workaround reads : "you must partition the disk space from within the
Solaris operating system before you use the LSI Configuration Utility to
create RAID volumes."

Where and how ?   format/fdisk/other ???

fdisk refuses to create overlapping Solaris disk partitions and I absolutely,
positively do not want to end up with an unbootable system.

Eric.

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