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

Main Window
2 VERITAS Volume Manager User’s Guide - VEA
◆ Scalability
VxVM VEA can handle systems containing large numbers of disks. Administrators
can view all of the objects on the system, or focus on a specific object or set of objects.
◆ Security
VxVM VEA does not support communication between the client and server across a
firewall.
◆ Multiple VEA Support
The VxVM VEA client can provide simultaneous access to multiple host machines.
The administrator can use a singleclient sessionto connectto multiple hosts, view the
objects on each host, and perform administrative tasks on each host. Each host
machine must be running the VxVM VEA server.
◆ Multiple Views of Objects
VxVM VEA provides multiple views of objects:
- The main window tree and grid view lists objects on the system.
- The Disk View window displays a graphical view of volumes, disks, and other
objects in a disk group.
- The Volume View window displays a graphical view of the volumes on a host.
- The Volume to Disk Mapping window shows the relationships between volumes
and their underlying disks.
Main Window
The VxVM VEA Main Window consists of:
◆ The Object Tree and Grid
◆ The Menu Bar
◆ The Toolbar
◆ The Status Area