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

Glossary 167
graphical view
A window that displays a graphical view of objects. In VxVM, the graphical views include the
Object View window and the Volume Layout Details window.
grid
A tabular display of objects and their properties. The grid lists VERITAS Volume Manager objects,
disks, controllers, or file systems. The grid displays objects that belong to the group icon that is
currently selected in the object tree. The grid is dynamic and constantly updates its contents to
reflect changes to objects.
group icon
The icon that represents a specific object group.
GUI
Graphical User Interface.
host
A machine or system.
launch
To start a task or open a window.
main window
The main VERITAS Volume Manager window. This window contains a tree and grid that display
volumes, disks, and other objects on the system. The main window also has a menu bar, a toolbar,
and an optional Command Launcher.
menu
A list of options or tasks. A menu item is selected by pointing to the item and clicking the mouse.
menu bar
A bar that contains a set of menus for the current window. The menu bar is typically placed across
the top of a window.
mirror
A copy of a volume and its data. There can be several mirrors per volume. The terms mirror and
plex are used synonymously.