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Configuring VERITAS Volume Manager

This appendix provides guidelines for setting up efficient storage management after

installing the VERITAS Volume Manager software.

This chapter describes:

◆ Setup Tasks After Installation

◆ Adding Unsupported Disk Arrays as JBODS

◆ Adding Foreign Devices

◆ Adding Disks to Disk Groups

◆ Guidelines for Configuring Storage

◆ Controlling VxVM’s View of Multipathed Devices

◆ Configuring Cluster Support

◆ Reconfiguration Tasks

Setup Tasks After Installation

The setup sequence listed below is a typical example. Your system requirements may

differ.

▼ Initial Setup Tasks

1. Create disk groups by placing disks under VERITAS Volume Manager control.

2. If you intend to use the Intelligent Storage Provisioning (ISP) feature, create storage

pools within the disk groups.

3. Create volumes in the disk groups.

4. Configure file systems on the volumes.