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

File System Tasks
Using the QuickLog Feature
Chapter 5172
Using the QuickLog Feature
NOTE This feature requires a license.
• “Creating a QuickLog Volume” on page 172
• “Enabling a QuickLog Device for a File System” on page 173
• “Disabling a QuickLog Device for a File System” on page 174
• “Removing a QuickLog Volume” on page 175
Creating a QuickLog Volume
The Make Log procedure designates a volume as a QuickLogTM
volume. After setting up a QuickLog volume, you can enable a QuickLog
device for a file system.
To designate a volume as a QuickLog volume
Step 1. Select the volume to be used for the QuickLog device.
Step 2. Choose Actions > QuickLog > Make Log.
Step 3. Complete the Make QuickLog Log dialog box as follows:
After you have provided all necessary information in the dialog box, click
OK.
Volume Name: Check that the correct volume name is
displayed in this field.
Log Device
Number:
Select the number of the log device to attach to
the volume. Log devices are listed in /dev/qlog.
Create Cluster
Quicklog checkbox
(shown only if the
volume is part of a
cluster):
Check this box is you want the Quicklog
volume to be available to the cluster..