Veritas Storage Foundation 5.1 SP1 Cluster File System Administrator"s Guide (5900-1738, April 2011)
Veritas Volume Manager cluster functionality
The Veritas Volume Manager cluster functionality (CVM) makes logical volumes
accessible throughout a cluster. CVM enables multiple hosts to concurrently access
the logical volumes under its control. A VxVM cluster comprises nodes sharing
a set of devices. The nodes are connected across a network. If one node fails, other
nodes can access the devices. The VxVM cluster feature presents the same logical
view of the device configurations, including changes, on all nodes. You configure
CVM shared storage after VCS sets up a cluster configuration.
53Storage Foundation Cluster File System architecture
Veritas Volume Manager cluster functionality