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

Task Roadmap
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▼ To set up disks
◆ Placing disks under VxVM control.
◆ Creating additional disk groups for the new disks (optional).
◆ Designating one or more disks as hot-relocation spares (optional).
These tasks are described in Chapter 3, “Disk Tasks.”
▼ To set up volumes
◆ Creating volumes.
◆ Creating mirrors for any volumes that need to be redundant.
These tasks are described in Chapter 4, “Volume Tasks.”
▼ To set up file systems
◆ Placing file systems on volumes.
◆ Mounting a file system.
These tasks are described in Chapter 5, “File System Tasks.”
▼ To set up clusters
◆ Setting up a shared disk group.
◆ Starting a cluster.
These tasks are described in Chapter 6, “Cluster Tasks.”
Maintenance Tasks
After you have set up your disks and volumes, you need to perform some or all of the
following maintenance tasks.
▼ Monitor objects
◆ Use the Main Window tree (left pane) and grid (right pane) to view disks, volumes,
file systems, and other objects on the system.
◆ Use the Disk View Window to display a graphical view of disks, volumes, and other
objects in a particular disk group.
◆ Use the Volume View window to display a graphical view of the volumes for a host.
◆ Use the Volumeto DiskMapping Window to viewthe relationships between volumes
and their underlying disks.