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Solaris Cluster Explaining the Difference Between /dev/did and /dev/global Devices (Doc ID 1009432.1)

Last updated on MAY 09, 2024

Applies to:

Solaris Cluster - Version 3.0 to 4.4 [Release 3.0 to 4.4]
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)

Purpose

Solaris Cluster is able to manage global devices and global file system (pxfs). A global file system requires a global device. The global devices using two different device paths.

This document illustrate the differences between use of a 'DID' device path (/dev/did/[r]dsk/d#s#) and a global device path (/dev/global/[r]dsk/d#s#).

Scope

This document illustrate the differences between use of a 'DID' device path (/dev/did/[r]dsk/d#s#) and a global device path (/dev/global/[r]dsk/d#s#). 

In short the document explains the difference between a /dev/global and a /dev/did device.

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