VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 User's Guide - VERITAS Enterprise Administrator (September 2004)

Volume Tasks
Associating a Plex
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Associating a Plex
The Plex Associate procedure associates (attaches) a plex to a volume.
This involves copying data from an active mirror on the volume to the
new plex (mirror).
To associate a plex
Step 1. Choose Plex Associate.
Step 2. Complete the Associate Plex dialog box as follows:
After you have provided all necessary information in the dialog box, click
OK.
NOTE The Plex Associate task:
• Requires a plex name and a volume name.
• Connects a plex to a volume.
• Can take a long time, depending on the amount of data in the
volume.
Plex Name: Enter the plex name.
Volume Name: Enter the name of the volume to be associated
with the plex or click Browse to select a volume.