Vxvm quick reference pdf

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You may also refer to the English Version of this knowledge base article for up-to-date information. Support Knowledge base Article: Last Published: Ratings: 79 9. The system admin configures the LLT by creating a configuration file llttab that describes the systems in the cluster and private network links among them.

The LLT runs in layer 2 of the network stack. Lost your password? Please enter your email address. You will receive a link to create a new password. Toggle navigation. Embed Script. Size px x x x x Imports a disk group and optionally renames it. Example: vxdg -n newdg import mydg. Imports a disk group as shared by a cluster, and optionally renames it. Joins two disk groups. Example: vxdg join newdg mydg.

Sets the activation mode of a shared disk group in a cluster. Starts all volumes in an imported disk group. Example: vxrecover -g mydg -sb. Destroys a disk group and releases its disks. Creates a subdisk. Adds subdisks to the ends of the columns in a striped or RAID-5 volume. Splits a subdisk in two. Joins two or more subdisks. Relocates subdisks in a volume between disks. Relocates subdisks to their original disks.

Example: vxunreloc -g mydg mydg Dissociates a subdisk from a plex. Example: vxsd -g mydg dis mydg Removes a subdisk.

Example: vxedit -g mydg rm mydg Dissociates and removes a subdisk from a plex. Creates a concatenated plex. Creates a striped or RAID-5 plex. Attaches a plex to an existing volume. Detaches a plex. Example: vxplex -g mydg det vol Takes a plex offline for maintenance.

Example: vxmend -g mydg off vol Re-enables a plex for use. Example: vxmend -g mydg on vol Replaces a plex. Copies a volume onto a plex. Dissociates and removes a plex from a volume. Displays the maximum size of volume that can be created. Creates a volume. Creates a mirrored volume. Creates a volume that may be opened exclusively by a single node in a cluster. Creates a striped or RAID-5 volume. Creates a volume with mirrored data plexes on separate controllers. Initializes and starts a volume for use.

Example: vxvol -g mydg start r5vol. Initializes and zeros out a volume for use. Adds a mirror to a volume. Removes a mirror from a volume. Grows a volume to a specified size or by a specified amount. Shrinks a volume to a specified size or by a specified amount. Resizes a volume and the underlying Veritas File System. Prerequisites: 1. Lab: VM Solaris 10 or physical machine with solaris 10,vxvm 5. There are several Volume Manager objects that must be understood before you can use the Volume Manager to perform disk management tasks: Physical objects: 1.

Physical disks — Its a physical disk or LUN from storage. In this tutorial,we are going to cover the below topics. In the end of these tutorials you will very familiar with veritas volume manager and its operation. Your suggestions are always welcome to improve these tutorials. Hai this is samiulla. I want to test vxvm and vcs in laptop.