VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

Getting Started
Viewing Objects and Object Properties
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Viewing Objects and Object Properties
The Storage Administrator provides the following views of objects and
their properties:
• Tree and Grid View
The main window’s tree and grid view displays volumes, disks, file
systems, and other objects on the system. The grid also displays a
limited set of properties for listed objects.
• Object View Window
The Object View window displays a graphical view of disks, volumes,
and other objects in a particular disk group.
• Volume Layout Details Window
The Volume Layout Details window displays a close-up graphical
view of a single volume and its components (mirrors/plexes and
subdisks).
• Volume to Disk Mapping Window
The Volume to Disk Mapping window shows the relationships
between volumes and their underlying disks.
• Object Properties Window
The object Properties window contains detailed information about a
specific object.
This section describes how to use these views to display objects and their
properties.
The Tree and Grid View
The main window’s tree and grid view displays volumes, disks, file
systems, and other objects on the system. The object tree is a
hierarchical display of object groups. The grid is a tabular display of
objects and a limited set of properties. The Storage Administrator
constantly monitors objects on the system and makes appropriate
changes to the tree and grid displays.
The File menu creates new objects or connections, prints information
from the window, or accesses an object properties window. The File menu