checking uninitialized disks on the array

[joephilip]

I am kind of new to the Solaris administration. So, forgive me for the basic question.

I have a A5100 array; we use Veritas Volume Manger.Two disks on the array is not set up with Veritas or metatool. How can I make sure that these disks are not initialized or unused?

 

[crimso]

i assume you saw under 'state' in vmsa that the disks are 'not setup'...check your /etc/vfstab to see if there are any entries that call those disk devices (commented or uncommented). they may be disks in use or legacy disks that are not under volume manager control. you can always use prtvtoc/format to have a detailed look at the disks layout.