VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

Disk Tasks
Disk Task Roadmap
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Disk Task Roadmap
The following table provides a summary of common Volume Manager
Storage Administrator disk and disk group tasks.
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Disk Setup Tasks:
Place new disk(s) under
Volume Manager control
“Adding a Disk to the Volume Manager”
Set up new disk group(s) “Creating a Disk Group”
Precautionary Tasks:
Add disk(s) as
hot-relocation spare(s)
“Designating a Disk as a Hot-Relocation
Spare”
Maintenance Tasks:
Place additional disks
under Volume Manager
control
“Adding a Disk to the Volume Manager”
Add more disk space to a
disk group
“Adding a Disk to the Volume Manager”
Create additional disk
groups
“Creating a Disk Group”
Upgrade a disk group “Upgrading a Disk Group”
Recovery Tasks:
Move volumes off failing
disks
“Evacuating a Disk”
Replace failed disk(s) “Replacing a Disk”
Attempt to recover all
volumes on a disk
“Recovering Volumes on a Disk”
Attempt to recover all
volumes in a disk group
“Recovering Volumes in a Disk Group”
Other Tasks:
Change a disk’s name “Renaming a Disk”
Change a disk group’s
name
“Renaming a Disk Group”
Temporarily prevent
access to a disk
“Offlining a Disk”
Restore access to an
offline disk
“Onlining a Disk”
Temporarily prevent
access to a disk group
“Deporting a Disk Group”
Restore access to a
deported disk group
“Importing a Disk Group”
Remove a disk from
Volume Manager control
“Removing a Disk”