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

Volume Task Roadmap
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Volume Task Roadmap
The following table provides a summary of common VxVM volume tasks.
To perform this task … Use this procedure …
Volume Setup Tasks:
Create new volumes Creating a Dynamic Volume
Precautionary Tasks:
Mirror (copy) volumes onto other disks for
redundancy
Adding a Mirror to a Volume
Create mirrored volumes Creating a Dynamic Volume
Add a log to a volume Adding a Log to a Volume
Maintenance Tasks:
Add space to volumes Resizing a Dynamic Volume
Change volume layouts Changing a Volume Layout
Add mirrors to volumes that should be
redundant
Adding a Mirror to a Volume
Create a snapshot copy of a volume for backup Using the Volume Snapshot Feature
Merge a snapshot copy of a volume with the
original volume
Merging a Snapshot Volume (Volume
Snapback)
Permanently break the association between a
snapshot and its original volume
Dissociating a Snapshot Volume (Volume Snap
Clear)
Abort the taking of a snapshot Aborting a Snapshot
Move portions of volumes to other disk space Moving a Subdisk
Recovery Tasks:
Attempt to recover a volume Recovering a Volume
Attempt to recover all volumes on a disk Recovering Volumes on a Disk (see Chapter 3)
Attempt to recover all volumes in a disk group Recovering Volumes in Dynamic Disk Groups
(see Chapter 3)
Prepare to restore a volume from backup Aborting a Snapshot