VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

Getting Started
Accessing Tasks
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Accessing Tasks
Most Volume Manager Storage Administrator tasks are performed by
selecting objects and/or tasks and then completing the resulting dialog
boxes. With the Storage Administrator, you can access tasks from the
following:
• the menu bar
• a context-sensitive popup menu
• the Command Launcher
This section describes how to run tasks from menus and the Command
Launcher.
Running Tasks From the Menu Bar
You can launch tasks from the File and Selected menus in the main
window’s menu bar. The File > New menu creates new Volume Manager
objects (volumes and disk groups) and file systems. The context-sensitive
Selected menu launches tasks on a selected object. The Selected menu is
dynamic and changes its name and options based on the type of object
that is selected in the tree or grid.
Figure 2-7 Menu Bar
• To create a new object, choose the type of object to be created from the
File > New menu. This launches a dialog box.
Example:
To create a volume, choose File > New > Volume. Complete the New
Volume dialog box.
• To perform a task on an object with the Selected menu, select the
object and choose theappropriate task fromthe Selected menu. If this
launches a dialog box, complete the dialog box.
Example: