VERITAS Volume Manager 4.1 Hardware Notes

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Preface
The VERITAS Volume Manager 4.1 Hardware Notes provides hardware information on
VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) Release 4.1.
The purpose of this guide is to provide information on hardware requirements for VERITAS
Volume Manager 4.1. It also describes how to use the VxVM command line interface for
administering hardware with VxVM. Detailed descriptions of the VxVM commands and
utilities, their options, and details on their use are located in the VxVM manual pages.
This guide assumes that you have a:
• Working knowledge of the HP-UX operating system
• Basic understanding of HP-UX system administration
• Basic understanding of storage management
NOTE Most VERITAS Volume Manager commands require superuser or other
appropriate privileges.
Typographic Conventions
Table 1 describes the typographic conventions used in this document.
Table 1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface Usage Examples
monospace Computer output, files, directories,
software elements such as command
options, function names, and
parameters
Read tunables from the
/etc/vx/tunefstab file.
See the ls (1) manpage for more
information.
italic New terms, book titles, emphasis,
variables replaced with a name or
value
See the VERITAS Volume Manager
4.1 Migration Guide for details.
% C shell prompt Not applicable
$ Bourne/Korn shell prompt Not applicable