VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

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menu bar A bar that contains a set of menus for the current window. The menu bar is
typically placed across the top of a window.
mirror A copy of a volume and its data. There can be several mirrors per volume. The terms
mirror and plex are used synonymously.
node In the Storage Administrator tree, a node is an element attached to the tree.
In a cluster environment, a node is a host machine in a cluster.
object group A group of objects of the same type. Each object group has a group icon and a
group name. In the Storage Administrator, object groups include disk groups, disks, volumes,
controllers, free disk pool disks, uninitialized disks, and file systems.
object tree A dynamic hierarchical display of Volume Manager objects and other objects on
the system. Each node in the tree represents a group of objects of the same type.
Object View Window A window that displays a graphical view of the volumes, disks, and
other objects in a particular disk group. The objects displayed in this window are
automatically updated when object properties change. This window can display detailed or
basic information about volumes and disks.
plex A copy of a volume and its data. There can be several plexes per volume. The terms
mirror and plex are used synonymously.
popup menu A context-sensitive menu that only appears when you click on a specific object
or area.
properties window A window that displays detailed information about a selected object.
radio buttons A set of buttons used to select optional settings. Only one radio button in the
set can be selected at any given time. These buttons toggle on or off.
read-only mode Read-only mode allows you to view objects on the system through the
Storage Administrator, but prevents administrative actions from taking effect.
scroll bar A sliding control that is used to display different portions of the contents of a
window.
Search window The Storage Administratorsearch tool. The Search window provides a set of
search options that can be used to search for objects on the system.