mkirsch1@rochester.rr.com <mkirsch1@rochester.rr.com> wrote:
> How do you boot a V880 off a different disk?
>
> Normally, all I ever have to do is put the disk I want to boot from in
> disk slot 0, turn the key, and push the button. I've never done it on a
> V880, and apparently it's different.
>
> I made up an alternate boot disk on the disk in slot 2. Shut down the
> box, and swapped the disk in slot 0 for the disk in slot 2. Brought the
> system up, and it booted from the disk in slot 2!!!

Download "Solaris Volume Manager" from http://docs.sun.com/ and look for ABD
(Alternate Boot Device).

przemol