VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 User's Guide - VERITAS Enterprise Administrator (June 2002)

Associating a Plex
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Associating a Plex
The Plex Associate procedure associates (attaches) a plex to a volume. This involves
copying data from an active mirror on the volume to the new plex (mirror).
▼ To associate a plex
1. Choose Plex Associate.
2. Complete the Associate Plex dialog box as follows:
After you have provided all necessary information in the dialog box, click OK.
Moving, Splitting, and Joining Subdisks
The commands Subdisk Move, Split, and Join, enable you to move subdisks to other
locations within the dynamic group, split subdisks, and join them back together. The
flexibility of moving subdisks, splitting them, and joining them lets you make best use of
your disk space.
- Moving a Subdisk
- Splitting a Subdisk
- Joining a Subdisk
Plex Name: Enter the plex name.
Volume Name: Enter thenameofthe volumeto beassociatedwith theplex orclick
Browse to select a volume.
Notes:
The
Plex Associate task:
- Requires a plex name and a volume name.
- Connects a plex to a volume.
- Can take a long time, depending on the amount of data in the volume.