SVM is not installed on Solaris 11 by default.
# metadb
-bash: metadb: command not found
# /usr/sbin/metadb
-bash: /usr/sbin/metadb: No such file or directory
Install it using pkg utility.
# pkg info svm
pkg: info: no packages matching the following patterns you specified are
installed on the system. Try specifying -r to query remotely:
svm
# pkg info -r svm
Name: storage/svm
Summary: Solaris Volume Manager
Description: Solaris Volume Manager commands
Category: System/Core
State: Not installed
Publisher: solaris
Version: 0.5.11
Build Release: 5.11
Branch: 0.175.0.0.0.2.1
Packaging Date: October 19, 2011 06:42:14 AM
Size: 3.48 MB
FMRI: pkg://solaris/storage/svm@0.5.11,5.11-0.175.0.0.0.2.1:20111019T064214Z
# pkg install storage/svm
Packages to install: 1
Create boot environment: No
Create backup boot environment: Yes
Services to change: 1
DOWNLOAD PKGS FILES XFER (MB)
Completed 1/1 104/104 1.6/1.6
PHASE ACTIONS
Install Phase 168/168
PHASE ITEMS
Package State Update Phase 1/1
Image State Update Phase 2/2
# which metadb
/usr/sbin/metadb
This time metadb may fail with a different error.
# metadb
metadb: <HOST>: /dev/md/admin: No such file or directory
Check if md.conf exists.
# ls -l /kernel/drv/md.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 295 Apr 26 15:07 /kernel/drv/md.conf
Dynamically re-scan md.conf so the device tree gets updated.
# update_drv -f md
# ls -l /dev/md/admin
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 31 Apr 20 10:12 /dev/md/admin -> ../../devices/pseudo/md@0:admin
# metadb
metadb: <HOST>: there are no existing databases
Now Solaris Volume Manager is ready to use.
eg.,
# metadb -f -a c0t5000CCA00A5A7878d0s0
# metadb
flags first blk block count
a u 16 8192 /dev/dsk/c0t5000CCA00A5A7878d0s0
