Installing DiskSuite

The DiskSuite packages have moved around a bit with each release of Solaris. For Solaris 2.6 and Solaris 7, the DiskSuite packages are located on the Easy Access CD. With Solaris 8, DiskSuite moved to the "Solaris 8 Software" cdrom number two, in the EA directory. Starting the Solaris 9, DiskSuite is now included with the operating system.

At the time of this writing, Solaris 8 is the most commonly deployed version of Solaris, so we'll use that as the basis for this example. The steps are basically identical for the other releases.

1. After having completed the installation of the Solaris 8 operating system, insert the Solaris 8 software cdrom number two into the cdrom drive. If volume management is enabled, it will automatically mount to /cdrom/sol_8_401_sparc_2 (depending on the precise release iteration of Solaris 8, the exact path may differ in your case):

   # df -k
   Filesystem            kbytes    used   avail capacity  Mounted on
   /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0    6607349  826881 5714395    13%    /
   /proc                      0       0       0     0%    /proc
   fd                         0       0       0     0%    /dev/fd
   mnttab                     0       0       0     0%    /etc/mnttab
   /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s4    1016863    8106  947746     1%    /var
   swap                 1443064       8 1443056     1%    /var/run
   swap                 1443080      24 1443056     1%    /tmp
   /vol/dev/dsk/c0t6d0/sol_8_401_sparc_2
                         239718  239718       0   100%    /cdrom/sol_8_401_sparc_2
   

2. Change to the directory containing the DiskSuite packages:

   # cd /cdrom/sol_8_401_sparc_2/Solaris_8/EA/products/Disksuite_4.2.1/sparc/Packages

3. Add the required packages (we're taking everything except the Japanese-specific package):

   # pkgadd -d .
   
   The following packages are available:
     1  SUNWmdg      Solstice DiskSuite Tool
                     (sparc) 4.2.1,REV=1999.11.04.18.29
     2  SUNWmdja     Solstice DiskSuite Japanese localization
                     (sparc) 4.2.1,REV=1999.12.09.15.37
     3  SUNWmdnr     Solstice DiskSuite Log Daemon Configuration Files
                     (sparc) 4.2.1,REV=1999.11.04.18.29
     4  SUNWmdnu     Solstice DiskSuite Log Daemon
                     (sparc) 4.2.1,REV=1999.11.04.18.29
     5  SUNWmdr      Solstice DiskSuite Drivers
                     (sparc) 4.2.1,REV=1999.12.03.10.00
     6  SUNWmdu      Solstice DiskSuite Commands
                     (sparc) 4.2.1,REV=1999.11.04.18.29
     7  SUNWmdx      Solstice DiskSuite Drivers(64-bit)
                     (sparc) 4.2.1,REV=1999.11.04.18.29
   
   Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
   all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]: 1 3 4 5 6 7
   
   Processing package instance  from 
   .
   .
   .
   postinstall: configure driver
   
                   (This may take a while.)
   
   Installation of  was successful.
   
   The following packages are available:
     1  SUNWmdg      Solstice DiskSuite Tool
                     (sparc) 4.2.1,REV=1999.11.04.18.29
     2  SUNWmdja     Solstice DiskSuite Japanese localization
                     (sparc) 4.2.1,REV=1999.12.09.15.37
     3  SUNWmdnr     Solstice DiskSuite Log Daemon Configuration Files
                     (sparc) 4.2.1,REV=1999.11.04.18.29
     4  SUNWmdnu     Solstice DiskSuite Log Daemon
                     (sparc) 4.2.1,REV=1999.11.04.18.29
     5  SUNWmdr      Solstice DiskSuite Drivers
                     (sparc) 4.2.1,REV=1999.12.03.10.00
     6  SUNWmdu      Solstice DiskSuite Commands
                     (sparc) 4.2.1,REV=1999.11.04.18.29
     7  SUNWmdx      Solstice DiskSuite Drivers(64-bit)
                     (sparc) 4.2.1,REV=1999.11.04.18.29
   
   Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process
   all packages). (default: all) [?,??,q]: q
   
   *** IMPORTANT NOTICE ***
           This machine must now be rebooted in order to ensure
           sane operation.  Execute
                  shutdown -y -i6 -g0
           and wait for the "Console Login:" prompt.
   # eject cdrom
   # shutdown -y -i6 -g0
   

4. Once the system reboots, apply any DiskSuite patches. At the time of this writing, the latest recommended DiskSuite patch available from sunsolve.sun.com is 106627-18 (DiskSuite 4.2) or 108693-13 (DiskSuite 4.2.1). Note that the patch installation instructions require that a reboot be performed after the patch is installed