VERITAS Volume Manager 3.2 for HP-UX Release Notes

What’s in This Version

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NOTE In the table above, symbols have the following meanings:

(blank) not supported or not applicable

* supported

N/S not yet supported in this release

VxVM only supported only when cluster is configured to use base VXVM,

not when cluster is configured to use base CVM.

Base CVM only supported only when cluster is configured to use base CVM,

not when cluster is configured to use base VXVM.

MC/SG MC/ServiceGuard

SG OPS

ServiceGuard OPS Edition

NOTE In an active/passive peripheral, LUNs in the peripheral can only accept I/O

from one path at a single point in time. In an active/active peripheral, LUNs in

the peripheral can accept I/O from either path at any time.

Storage Administrator Graphical User Interface and SAM

The VERITAS Volume Manager Storage Administrator (vmsa) provides a Java-based

graphical user interface for managing VxVM. A command line interface is also available. The

Storage Administrator has two parts: a server and a client. The server must run on the

system running VxVM. The client can run on the server machine, or the client software can be

installed on a different HP-UX 11i system to manage VxVM remotely. Note that only HP-UX

11i clients are supported.

SAM, the HP-UX system administration manager, and Storage Administrator exist as

independent entities. The Storage Administrator client can and should be launched from

SAM. SAM is used to manage LVM objects and the Storage Administrator is used to manage

VxVM objects. However, Storage Administrator recognizes and labels LVM volumes and

disks, and similarly, SAM recognizes and labels VxVM volumes and disks. To manage VxVM

disks graphically, you must use Storage Administrator. For information about Storage

Administrator, see the VERITAS Volume Manager 3.2 Storage Administrator Administrator’s

Guide.

Coexistence with HP Logical Volume Manager (LVM)

The VERITAS Volume Manager for HP-UX coexists with HP Logical Volume Manager (LVM).

With VERITAS Volume Manager 3.2 for HP-UX, the VERITAS Volume Manager cannot be