VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Administrator's Guide

Disk Tasks
Reinitializing a Disk
Chapter 4198
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c3t4d0:a single disk
Select disk devices to add:
[<pattern-list>,all,list,q,?] c1t3d0
Where <pattern-list> can be a single disk, or a series of disks and/or
controllers (with optional targets). If <pattern-list> consists of
multiple items, those items must be separated by white space.
If you do not know the address (device name) of the disk to be added,
enter l or list at the prompt for a complete listing of available disks.
Step 3. To continue with the operation, enter y (or press Return) at the following
prompt:
Here is the disk selected. Output format: [Device_Name]
c1t3d0
Continue operation? [y,n,q,?] (default: y) y
Step 4. At the following prompt, specify the disk group to which the disk should
be added or press Return to accept rootdg:
You can choose to add this disk to an existing disk
group, a
new disk group, or leave the disk available for use by
future
add or replacement operations. To create a new disk
group,
select a disk group name that does not yet exist. To
leave the
disk available for future use, specify a disk group name
of
“none”.
Which disk group [<group>,none,list,q,?] (default:
rootdg)
Step 5. At the following prompt, either press Return to accept the default disk
name or enter a disk name:
Use a default disk name for the disk? [y,n,q,?]
(default: y)
Step 6. When the vxdiskadm program asks whether this disk should become a
hot-relocation spare, enter n (or press Return):
Add disk as a spare disk for rootdg? [y,n,q,?] (default: