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

Chapter 6, Cluster Tasks 145

Importing a Shared Dynamic Disk Group

The Import Dynamic Disk Group procedure makes a deported (inaccessible) shared

dynamic diskgroup andits volumes accessibleagain. To import a deported dynamic disk

group, you must know the former name of the dynamic disk group, and this name must

not be in use. In addition, at least one disk name formerly assigned to the deported

dynamic disk group must not be in use.

▼ To import a shared dynamic disk group

1. Select the appropriate host machine node.

2. Choose Actions > Import Dynamic Disk Group.

3. Complete the Import Dynamic Disk Group dialog box as follows:

New Name: Enter a new dynamic disk group name in the New Name ﬁeld. to

change the name of the dynamic disk group at import.

Clear host ID Select

Clear host ID to clear the existing host ID stamp on all

disks in the dynamic disk groupat import,Donot usethisoptionif

another host is using any disks in the dynamic disk group.

Force Select

Force to force the dynamic disk group import when the

host cannot access all disks in the dynamic disk group This option

can be used to import a dynamic disk group that contains a failed

disk, but can lead to dynamic disk group inconsistency if all disks

are still usable.

Import Shared Select

Import Shared to import the dynamic disk group as a

shared dynamic disk group, This option is only applicable in a

cluster environment.