Tags: vxvm
Jun
07
When a physical disk is brought under VxVM software control, it is either initialized or encapsulated.
Initialized Disks
Initialized disks are reformatted with either one or two partitions, and all data is destroyed. The partitions are used to store… more »
Jun
07
The VxVM software storage management subsystem is implemented by the drivers and daemons described below.
Kernel Drivers
VxVM software storage management drivers include the following:
vxio – The vxio driver manages access to VxVM software virtual… more »
Sep
15
Detect new disk -> dfsadm, cfgadm -c configure control_number
Labeling disk -> format, choose disk number, label
Configure disks
# vxdisksetup -i disk_name
or using vxdiskadm -> choose 1. Add or initialize one or more disks
Make disk… more »
Jun
29
1. remove disk from veritas control if it belongs to a disk group; if it doesn’t belong to a disk group proceed to step 2
a. # vxdiskadm
b. select option 4 to “remove a disk for replacement”
c. enter the veritas disk name to remove
d. choose the di… more »
Jun
29
1. Boot from the network or from the CD-ROM.
2. Run fsck, then mount slice 0 from the primary boot disk onto /mnt
3. Restore the file(s) that need to be restored from your backup tape.
4. Use a vfstab that mounts underlying partitions directly… more »
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