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VxVM User's Guide

Audience
Scope
Organization
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Using the Visual Administrator
Part 3: Using the Command Line Interface
Part 4: Using the Menu Interface
Part 5: Appendices
Glossary
Using This Guide
Related Documents
Conventions

Description of the Volume Manager

Introduction
Volume Manager Overview
How the Volume Manager Works
Physical Objects
Volume Manager Objects
Relationships Between VxVM Objects
Volume Manager RAID Implementations
Hot-Relocation
Volume Resynchronization
Dirty Region Logging
Volume Manager Rootability
Volume Manager Daemons
Volume Manager Interfaces
Disk Array Overview
Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)

Description of the Visual Administrator

Introduction
Purpose of The Visual Administrator
Visual Administrator Icons
Busy Icons
Using the Mouse With the Visual Administrator
Views
Types of Views
Menus
Forms
Fields
Buttons
Error Messages
Warning Boxes
Help
Using Help
Color and Bitmap Patterns
Styles of Operation
Select-Operate
Drag and Drop
Basic Versus Advanced Operations
Quick Reference to Views Menus and Forms
Views Menus
Views Forms

Getting Started

Introduction
Initializing the Visual Administrator
Demo Mode
Command Line Startup
The Visual Administrator Main Window
Manipulating Icons
Selecting Icons
De-selecting Icons
Dragging and Dropping Icons
Using the Icon Menu
Performing Basic Operations
Performing Advanced Operations
Checking Free Space
Displaying Properties of an Object
Renaming Objects
Invoking Projection on Objects
Displaying Activity Levels on Objects
Analysis Table
Changing Options
Show Command
When Commands are Ready
Logging
Popup the Command Window
Format of Size
Displaying Past and Present Commands
Command Info Sections
Using the Command Info Window
Quitting the Visual Administrator
Quick Reference to Visual Administrator Menus and Forms
Icon Menus
Projection Menus
Analysis Menus
Analysis Parameters Form
Analysis Statistics Form
Options Menus
Options Log File Form
Execute Menus
File Menus

Disk Operations

Introduction
Disk Naming
Accessing Disk Operations
Physical Disk Operations
Identifying a Physical Disk to the Volume Manager
Adding a Disk to a Disk Group
Replacing a Disk
Moving Data from a Failed Physical Disk to a Different Physical Disk
Displaying Properties for a Physical Disk
VM Disk Operations
Determining Amount of Free Space on VM Disks
Removing a VM Disk From a Disk Group
Adding a VM Disk to the Hot-Relocation Pool
Removing a VM Disk from the Hot-Relocation Pool
Displaying and Altering Properties for a VM Disk
Disk Group Operations
Initializing a Disk Group
Deporting a Disk Group
Importing a Disk Group
Quick Reference to Disk Menus and Forms
Disk Menus
Disk Forms
Properties Forms
Quick Reference to Disk Group Menus and Forms
Disk Group Menus
Disk Group Forms

File System Operations

Introduction
File Systems and the Visual Administrator
File System Type Restrictions
VxFS Mount Options
Creating a File System on a New Volume
Creating a File System on a Simple Volume
Creating a File System on a Striped Volume
Creating a File System on a RAID-5 Volume
Creating a File System on a Mirrored Volume
Creating a File System on an Existing Volume
Mounting a File System
Unmounting a File System
Checking a File System for Consistency
Resizing a File System
Defragmenting a File System
Preparing a File System for Online Backup
Creating a Snapshot
Removing a Snapshot
Displaying File System Properties
Quick Reference to File System Operations Menus and Forms
File System Menus
File System Forms

Volume Operations

Introduction
Creating a Volume
Creating a Simple Volume
Creating a Striped Volume
Creating a RAID-5 Volume
Creating a Mirrored Volume
Creating a Striped and Mirrored Volume
Removing a Volume
Adding a Mirror to a Volume
Adding a Mirror to a Root Volume
Adding a Log
Removing a Mirror or Log
Resizing a Volume
Preparing a Volume for Online Backup
Creating a Snapshot
Removing a Snapshot
Starting and Stopping Volumes
Starting Volumes
Stopping Volumes
Displaying and Altering Properties
Quick Reference to Volume Operations Menus and Forms
Volume Menus
Volume Forms

Plex Operations

Introduction
Creating a Plex
Associating a Plex
Dissociating a Plex
Detaching a Plex
Attaching a Plex
Removing a Plex
Displaying and Altering Properties
Quick Reference for Plex Operations Menus and Forms
Plex Menus
Plex Forms

Subdisk Operations

Introduction
Showing Free Subdisks
Creating a Subdisk
Associating a Subdisk
Log Subdisks
Dissociating a Subdisk
Evacuating Subdisks
Removing a Subdisk
Splitting, Moving, and Joining Subdisks
Displaying and Altering Properties
Quick Reference to Subdisk Operations Menus and Forms
Subdisk Menus
Subdisk Forms

CLI Introduction

Introduction
Disk Naming
Displaying Configuration Information
Displaying Disk Listings
Displaying VxVM Object Listings
Displaying Free Space in a Disk Group
Creating Volumes
General Use of the vxassist Utility

Disk CLI Operations

Introduction
Physical Disk Operations
Bringing a Physical Disk Under Volume Manager Control
Reserving Physical Disks
Adding a Physical Disk to a Disk Group
Taking a Physical Disk Offline
Removing a Physical Disk
VM Disk Operations
Displaying Disk Information
Adding a VM Disk to the Hot-Relocation Pool
Removing a VM Disk From the Hot-Relocation Pool
Renaming a VM Disk
Mirroring the Boot Disk
Disk Group Operations
Initializing a New Disk Group
Moving Disk Groups
Renaming Disk Groups
Displaying Disk Group Information

File System CLI Operations

Introduction
Creating a File System on a Volume
Mounting a File System
Unmounting a File System
Resizing a File System
Extending a File System
Shrinking a File System
Displaying Mounted File Systems

Volume CLI Operations

Introduction
Creating a Volume
Creating a Concatenated Volume
Creating a Striped Volume
Creating a RAID-5 Volume
Removing a Volume
Mirroring a Volume
Mirroring a New Volume
Mirroring an Existing Volume
Mirroring All Volumes
Adding a RAID-5 Log
Adding and Removing a DRL Log
Removing a Mirror
Removing a RAID-5 Log
Extending a Volume
Extending to a Given Length
Extending by a Given Length
Shrinking a Volume
Shrinking to a Given Length
Shrinking by a Given Length
Preparing a Volume for Online Backup
Displaying Volume Configuration Information

Menu Interface Operations

Introduction
Starting vxdiskadm
The vxdiskadm Main Menu
Disk Operations
Bringing Physical Disks Under Volume Manager Control
Adding a Disk for Future Use
Reinitializing a Disk for VxVM Use
Adding a VM Disk to the Hot-Relocation Pool
Removing a VM Disk From the Hot-Relocation Pool
Displaying Information on Physical Disks
Removing a Physical Disk
Disabling a Physical Disk (Taking a Physical Disk Offline)
Enabling a Physical Disk
Replacing a Physical Disk
Replacing a Failed or Removed Disk
Volume Operations
Mirroring Volumes on a VM Disk
Moving Volumes from a VM Disk
Disk Group Operations
Adding a Disk to a Disk Group
Creating a Disk Group
Deporting a Disk Group
Importing a Disk Group
Exiting the Volume Manager Support Operations

X Resources for the Visual Administrator

Color Resources
Monochrome Resources
Icon Resources
Miscellaneous Resources
Font Settings

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