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

Disk Tasks
Importing Dynamic Disk Groups
Chapter 378
Importing Dynamic Disk Groups
The Import Dynamic Disk Group procedure makes a deported
(inaccessible) dynamic disk group and its volumes accessible again. To
import a deported dynamic disk group, you must know the former name
of the dynamic disk group, and this name must not be in use. In addition,
at least one disk name formerly assigned to the deported dynamic disk
group must not be in use.
To import a dynamic disk group
Step 1. Select the appropriate host machine node.
Step 2. Choose Actions > Import Dynamic Disk Group.
Step 3. Complete the Import Dynamic Disk Group dialog box as follows:
When you have provided all necessary information in the dialog box,
click OK.
NOTE
• Only deported dynamic disk groups can be imported.
New Name: Enter a new dynamic disk group name in the New Name
field. to change the name of the dynamic disk group at
import.
Clear host ID Select Clear host ID to clear the existing host ID stamp
on all disks in the dynamic disk group at import, Do not
use this option if another host is using any disks in the
dynamic disk group.
Force Select Force to force the dynamic disk group import
when the host cannot access all disks in the dynamic
disk group This option can be used to import a dynamic
disk group that contains a failed disk, but can lead to
dynamic disk group inconsistency if all disks are still
usable.