what are all the procedures i have to follow while patching
a machine which has root mirroring ( SVM ).

Answer Posted / venugopal adep

Steps to be followed in patching
1. collect all the configuration information as mentioned
in Ans#1
2. Break the SVM mirror
display mirror info
#metastat -cp
detach the mirror
#metadetach d11 d10
etc.
3. Start the patch install script
4. After patching is complete, reboot the server

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