VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

Disk Tasks
Importing a Disk Group
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Importing a Disk Group
This procedure makes a deported (inaccessible) disk group and its
volumes accessible again. To import a deported disk group, you must
know the disk group’s former name and this disk group name must
remain unused. In addition, at least one disk formerly assigned to the
deported disk group must remain unused.
To import a disk group
Step 1. Select the appropriate host machine node.
Step 2. Choose Hosts > Import Disk Group (Selected menu) or Disk Group
Import (Command Launcher).
Step 3. Complete the Import Disk Group dialog box as follows:
Disk Group Name: Type the name of the disk group to be imported or
click Browse to select the disk group.