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/dev/vx/dsk block device files, Accessing a Volume
/dev/vx/rdsk character device files, Accessing a Volume
/etc/default/vxassist defaults file, Setting Default Values for vxassist
/etc/default/vxassist file, Configuring Hot-Relocation to Use Only Spare Disks
/etc/default/vxdg defaults file, Activation Modes of Shared Disk Groups
/etc/fstab file, Removing a Volume
/etc/vx/cntrls.exclude file, Placing Disks Under VxVM Control
/etc/vx/disks.exclude file, Placing Disks Under VxVM Control
/etc/vx/enclr.exclude file, Placing Disks Under VxVM Control
/etc/vx/volboot file, Managing the Configuration Daemon in VxVM
/sbin/rc2.d/S95vxvm-recover file, Modifying the Behavior of Hot-Relocation

A

A/A disk arrays, Introduction
A/P disk arrays, Introduction
A/PF disk arrays, Introduction
A/PG disk arrays, Introduction
activation modes for shared disk groups, Activation Modes of Shared Disk Groups
ACTIVE
plex state, ACTIVE Plex State
volume state, ACTIVE Volume State
active/active disk arrays, Introduction
active/passive disk arrays, Introduction
adding disks, Using vxdiskadd to Place a Disk Under Control of VxVM
attributes
plex, Changing Plex Attributes
subdisk, Changing Subdisk Attributes

B

backups
created using snapshots, Backing Up Volumes Online Using Snapshots
creating for volumes, Backing up Volumes Online
creating from a mirror, Backing Up Volumes Online Using Mirrors
creating using snapshots, Backing Up Volumes Online Using Snapshots
for multiple volumes, Backing Up Multiple Volumes Using Snapshots
of RAID-5 volumes, Backing Up Volumes Online Using Snapshots
blocks on disks, Subdisks

C

c#, Physical Objects—Physical Disks, c#t#d# Based Naming Scheme
c#t#d#, c#t#d# Based Naming Scheme
c#t#d# based naming scheme, c#t#d# Based Naming Scheme
check_all policy, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
check_alternate policy, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
check_disabled policy, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
check_periodic policy, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
checkpoint interval, vol_checkpt_default
CLEAN
plex state, CLEAN Plex State
volume state, CLEAN Volume State
cluster protocol version
checking, Upgrading the Cluster Protocol Version
number, Upgrading Cluster Functionality
upgrading, Upgrading the Cluster Protocol Version
cluster-shareable disk groups in clusters, Private and Shared Disk Groups
clusters
activating disk groups, Activation Modes of Shared Disk Groups
activating shared disk groups, Changing the Activation Mode on a Shared Disk Group
activation modes for shared disk groups, Activation Modes of Shared Disk Groups
benefits, Introduction
checking cluster protocol version, Displaying the Cluster Protocol Version
cluster protocol version number, Upgrading Cluster Functionality
cluster-shareable disk groups, Private and Shared Disk Groups
configuration, Cluster Initialization and Configuration
configuring exclusive open of volume by node, Creating Volumes with Exclusive Open Access by a Node, Setting Exclusive Open Access to a Volume by a Node
converting shared disk groups to private, Converting a Disk Group from Shared to Private
creating shared disk groups, Creating a Shared Disk Group
designating shareable disk groups, Private and Shared Disk Groups
determining if disks are shared, Determining if a Disk is Shareable
dirty region log, Dirty Region Log Format and Size Requirements
forcibly adding disks to disk groups, Forcibly Importing a Disk Group
forcibly importing disk groups, Forcibly Importing a Disk Group
global connectivity policy, Connectivity Policy of Shared Disk Groups
importing disk groups as shared, Importing Disk Groups as Shared
initialization, Cluster Initialization and Configuration
interaction of MC/ServiceGuard and VxVM, Node Shutdown
introduced, Overview of Cluster Volume Management
joining disk groups in, Joining Disk Groups
limitations of shared disk groups, Limitations of Shared Disk Groups
listing shared disk groups, Listing Shared Disk Groups
local connectivity policy, Connectivity Policy of Shared Disk Groups
maximum number of nodes in, Introduction
moving objects between disk groups, Moving Objects Between Disk Groups
node abort, Node Abort
node shutdown, Node Shutdown
nodes, Overview of Cluster Volume Management
operation of DRL in, Dirty Region Logging (DRL) in Cluster Environments, How DRL Works in a Cluster Environment
operation of vxconfigd in, vxconfigd Daemon
operation of VxVM in, Overview of Cluster Volume Management
private disk groups, Private and Shared Disk Groups
private networks, Overview of Cluster Volume Management
protection against simultaneous writes, Private and Shared Disk Groups
reconfiguration daemon, Cluster Reconfiguration
reconfiguration of, Cluster Reconfiguration
resolving disk status in, Connectivity Policy of Shared Disk Groups
setting disk connectivity policies in, Setting the Connectivity Policy on a Shared Disk Group
shared disk groups, Private and Shared Disk Groups
shared objects, Activation Modes of Shared Disk Groups
splitting disk groups in, Splitting Disk Groups
upgrading cluster protocol version, Upgrading the Cluster Protocol Version
upgrading online, Upgrading Cluster Functionality
use of MC/ServiceGuard with VxVM, Cluster Initialization and Configuration
used of DMP in, DMP in a Clustered Environment
vol_fmr_logsz tunable, vol_fmr_logsz
volume reconfiguration, Volume Reconfiguration
vxclustd, vxclustd Daemon
vxdctl, Requesting the Status of a Cluster Node
vxrecover, Recovering Volumes in Shared Disk Groups
vxstat, Obtaining Cluster Performance Statistics
cmhaltnode
interaction with VXVM, Node Shutdown
columns
changing number of, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
in striping, Striping (RAID-0)
mirroring in striped-mirror volumes, Creating a Striped-Mirror Volume
comment
plex attribute, Changing Plex Attributes
subdisk attribute, Changing Subdisk Attributes
concatenated volumes, Concatenation and Spanning, Types of Volume Layouts
concatenated-mirror volumes
converting to mirrored-concatenated, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
creating, Creating a Concatenated-Mirror Volume
defined, Mirroring Plus Striping (Striped-Mirror, RAID-1+0 or RAID-10)
recovery, Types of Volume Layouts
Concatenated-Pro volumes, Types of Volume Layouts
concatenation, Concatenation and Spanning
condition flags for plexes, Plex Condition Flags
configuration copies for disk group, Number of Configuration Copies for a Disk Group
configuration database
copy size, Introduction
in private region, Private and Public Disk Regions
reducing size of, Reorganizing the Contents of Disk Groups
connectivity policies
global, Connectivity Policy of Shared Disk Groups
local, Connectivity Policy of Shared Disk Groups
setting for disk groups, Setting the Connectivity Policy on a Shared Disk Group
controllers
disabling for DMP, Disabling a Controller
disabling in DMP, Enabling and Disabling Input/Output (I/O) Controllers
mirroring across, Specifying Ordered Allocation of Storage to Volumes, Mirroring across Targets, Controllers or Enclosures
number, Physical Objects—Physical Disks
specifying to vxassist, Creating a Volume on Specific Disks
converting disks, Placing Disks Under VxVM Control
CVM
cluster functionality of VxVM, Introduction

D

d#, Physical Objects—Physical Disks, c#t#d# Based Naming Scheme
data change object
DCO, Persistent FastResync
data redundancy, Mirroring (RAID-1), Striping Plus Mirroring (Mirrored-Stripe or RAID-0+1), RAID-5 (Striping with Parity)
data volume configuration, Data Volume Configuration
database replay logs and sequential DRL, Sequential DRL
databases
resilvering, SmartSync Recovery Accelerator
resynchronizing, SmartSync Recovery Accelerator
DCO
adding to RAID-5 volumes, Attaching a DCO and DCO volume to a RAID-5 Volume
adding to volumes, Adding a DCO and DCO Volume
considerations for disk layout, Considerations for Placing DCO Plexes
creating volumes with DCOs attached, Creating a Volume with a DCO and DCO Volume
data change object, Persistent FastResync
dissociating from volumes, Removing a DCO and DCO Volume
effect on disk group split and join, Considerations for Placing DCO Plexes
log plexes, How Persistent FastResync Works with Snapshots
log volume, Persistent FastResync
moving log plexes, Specifying Storage for DCO Plexes
reattaching to volumes, Reattaching a DCO and DCO Volume
removing from volumes, Removing a DCO and DCO Volume
specifying storage for, Specifying Storage for DCO Plexes
dcolen attribute, How Persistent FastResync Works with Snapshots, Creating a Volume with a DCO and DCO Volume, Adding a DCO and DCO Volume
DCOSNP
plex state, DCOSNP Plex State
DDL, Device Discovery
Device Discovery Layer, Administering the Device Discovery Layer
description file with vxmake, Creating a Volume Using a vxmake Description File
DETACHED
plex kernel state, DETACHED Plex Kernel State
volume kernel state, DETACHED Volume Kernel State
Device Discovery, Device Discovery
Device Discovery Layer, Administering the Device Discovery Layer
Device Discovery Layer (DDL), Device Discovery
device files to access volumes, Accessing a Volume
device names, Physical Objects—Physical Disks, Disk Devices
devices
metadevices, Metadevices
pathname, Disk Devices
special, Metadevices
standard, Metadevices
dirty bits in DRL, Dirty Region Logs
dirty flags set on volumes, Dirty Flags
dirty region logging. See DRL, Dirty Region Logging (DRL)
dirty regions, voldrl_max_drtregs
DISABLED
plex kernel state, DISABLED Plex Kernel State
volume kernel state, DISABLED Volume Kernel State
disabled paths, Displaying Multipaths to a VM Disk
disk arrays
A/A, Introduction
A/P, Introduction
A/PF, Introduction
A/PG, Introduction
active/active, Introduction
active/passive, Introduction
adding vendor-supplied support package, Adding Support for a New Disk Array
defined, Disk Arrays
excluding support for, Excluding Support for a Disk Array
listing excluded, Listing Excluded Disk Arrays, Listing Supported Disks in the JBOD Category, Adding Support for Disks in the JBOD Category, Removing Support for Disks in the JBOD Category
listing supported, Listing Details of Supported Disk Arrays
multipathed, Multipathed Disk Arrays
re-including support for, Re-including Support for an Excluded Disk Array
removing vendor-supplied support package, Removing Support for a Disk Array
disk groups
activating shared, Changing the Activation Mode on a Shared Disk Group
activation in clusters, Activation Modes of Shared Disk Groups
adding disks to, Adding a Disk to a Disk Group
avoiding conflicting minor numbers on import, Reserving Minor Numbers for Disk Groups
clearing locks on disks, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
cluster-shareable, Private and Shared Disk Groups
converting to private, Converting a Disk Group from Shared to Private
creating, Creating a Disk Group
creating shared, Creating a Shared Disk Group
creating with old version number, Upgrading a Disk Group
default, Introduction
defaults file for shared, Activation Modes of Shared Disk Groups
defined, Disk Groups
deporting, Deporting a Disk Group
designating as shareable, Private and Shared Disk Groups
destroying, Destroying a Disk Group
disabling, Disabling a Disk Group
displaying free space in, Displaying Free Space in a Disk Group
displaying information about, Displaying Disk Group Information
displaying version of, Upgrading a Disk Group
effect of size on private region, Introduction
features supported by version, Upgrading a Disk Group
forcing import of, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
free space in, How Space is Chosen for Relocation
global connectivity policy for shared, Connectivity Policy of Shared Disk Groups
impact of number of configuration copies on performance, Number of Configuration Copies for a Disk Group
importing, Importing a Disk Group
importing as shared, Importing Disk Groups as Shared
importing forcibly, Forcibly Importing a Disk Group
joining, Reorganizing the Contents of Disk Groups, Joining Disk Groups
joining in clusters, Joining Disk Groups
layout of DCO plexes, Considerations for Placing DCO Plexes
limitations of move, split, and join, Reorganizing the Contents of Disk Groups
listing objects affected by a move, Listing Objects Potentially Affected by a Move
listing shared, Listing Shared Disk Groups
local connectivity policy for shared, Connectivity Policy of Shared Disk Groups
moving between systems, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
moving disks between, Moving Disks between Disk Groups, Moving Objects Between Disk Groups
moving disks in EMC arrays, Moving Objects Between Disk Groups
moving licensed EMC disks between, Moving Objects Between Disk Groups
moving object between, Reorganizing the Contents of Disk Groups
moving objects between, Moving Objects Between Disk Groups
moving objects in clusters, Moving Objects Between Disk Groups
private in clusters, Private and Shared Disk Groups
recovery from failed reconfiguration, Reorganizing the Contents of Disk Groups
removing disks from, Removing a Disk from a Disk Group
renaming, Renaming a Disk Group
reorganizing, Reorganizing the Contents of Disk Groups
reserving minor numbers, Reserving Minor Numbers for Disk Groups
restarting moved volumes, Splitting Disk Groups
root, Disk Groups
rootdg, Disk Groups, Introduction
setting connectivity policies in clusters, Setting the Connectivity Policy on a Shared Disk Group
setting number of configuration copies, Number of Configuration Copies for a Disk Group
shared in clusters, Private and Shared Disk Groups
specifying to commands, Specifying a Disk Group to Commands
splitting, Splitting Disk Groups
splitting in clusters, Splitting Disk Groups
upgrading version of, Upgrading a Disk Group
version, Upgrading a Disk Group, Features Supported by Disk Group Versions
disk media names, VM Disks, Disk Devices
disk names, Disk Devices
disk##, Subdisks, Disk Devices
disk##-##, Subdisks
disks
adding, Using vxdiskadd to Place a Disk Under Control of VxVM
adding to disk groups, Adding a Disk to a Disk Group
adding to disk groups forcibly, Forcibly Importing a Disk Group
changing naming scheme, Changing the Disk-Naming Scheme
clearing locks on, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
complete failure messages, Complete Disk Failure Mail Messages
configuring newly added, Configuring Newly Added Disk Devices
converting, Placing Disks Under VxVM Control
determining failed, Partial Disk Failure Mail Messages
determining if shared, Determining if a Disk is Shareable
Device Discovery Layer, Administering the Device Discovery Layer
disabled path, Displaying Multipaths to a VM Disk
discovery of by VxVM, Discovering Disks and Dynamically Adding Disk Arrays
disk arrays, Disk Arrays
displaying information, Displaying Disk Information, Displaying Disk Information with vxdiskadm
displaying information about, Displaying Disk Group Information
displaying spare, Displaying Spare Disk Information
enabled path, Displaying Multipaths to a VM Disk
enabling, Enabling a Physical Disk
enclosures, Enclosure-Based Naming
excluding free space from hot-relocation use, Excluding a Disk from Hot-Relocation Use
failure handled by hot-relocation, How Hot-Relocation works
formatting, Installing and Formatting Disks
hot-relocation, Introduction
initializing, Placing Disks Under VxVM Control, Adding a Disk to VxVM
installing, Installing and Formatting Disks
invoking discovery of, Device Discovery Function
layout of DCO plexes, Considerations for Placing DCO Plexes
making available for hot-relocation, Marking a Disk as a Hot-Relocation Spare
making free space available for hot-relocation use, Making a Disk Available for Hot-Relocation Use
marking as spare, Marking a Disk as a Hot-Relocation Spare
media name, Disk Devices
metadevices, Metadevices
mirroring volumes on, Mirroring Volumes on a VM Disk
moving between disk groups, Moving Disks between Disk Groups, Moving Objects Between Disk Groups
moving disk groups between systems, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
moving volumes from, Moving Volumes from a VM Disk
names, Disk Devices
naming schemes, Disk Device Naming in VxVM
nopriv, Private and Public Disk Regions
number, Physical Objects—Physical Disks
obtaining performance statistics, Using I/O Statistics
partial failure messages, Partial Disk Failure Mail Messages
postponing replacement, Removing and Replacing Disks
primary path, Displaying Multipaths to a VM Disk
putting under control of VxVM, Placing Disks Under VxVM Control
reinitializing, Reinitializing a Disk
releasing from disk groups, Destroying a Disk Group
removing, Removing Disks, Removing and Replacing Disks
removing from disk groups, Removing a Disk from a Disk Group
removing from pool of hot-relocation spares, Removing a Disk from Use as a Hot-Relocation Spare
removing with subdisks, Removing a Disk with Subdisks, Removing a Disk with No Subdisks
renaming, Renaming a Disk
replacing, Removing and Replacing Disks
replacing removed, Replacing a Failed or Removed Disk
reserving for special purposes, Reserving Disks
resolving status in clusters, Connectivity Policy of Shared Disk Groups
scanning for, Configuring Newly Added Disk Devices
secondary path, Displaying Multipaths to a VM Disk
setting connectivity policies in clusters, Setting the Connectivity Policy on a Shared Disk Group
simple, Private and Public Disk Regions
spare, How Space is Chosen for Relocation
special devices, Metadevices
specifying to vxassist, Creating a Volume on Specific Disks
standard devices, Metadevices
taking offline, Taking a Disk Offline
unreserving, Reserving Disks
VM, VM Disks
DMP
check_all restore policy, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
check_alternate restore policy, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
check_disabled restore policy, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
check_periodic restore policy, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
disabling controllers, Disabling a Controller
displaying DMP database information, Displaying DMP Database Information
displaying DMP node for a path, Retrieving Information About a DMP Node
displaying DMP node for an enclosure, Retrieving Information About a DMP Node
displaying information about paths, Displaying Multipaths to a VM Disk
displaying paths controlled by DMP node, Displaying All Paths Controlled by a DMP Node
displaying status of DMP error daemons, Displaying Information About the DMP Error Daemons
displaying status of DMP restore daemon, Displaying the Status of the DMP Restore Daemon
dynamic multipathing, Introduction
enclosure-based naming, Introduction
in a clustered environment, DMP in a Clustered Environment
listing controllers, Listing Information About Host I/O Controllers
listing enclosures, Listing Information About Enclosures
load balancing, Load Balancing
metanodes, Introduction
path failover mechanism, Path Failover Mechanism
path-switch tunable, dmp_pathswitch_blks_shift
renaming an enclosure, Renaming an Enclosure
restore policy, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
setting the DMP restore polling interval, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
starting the DMP restore daemon, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
stopping the DMP restore daemon, Stopping the DMP Restore Daemon
vxdmp device driver, Introduction
vxdmpadm, Administering DMP Using vxdmpadm
dmp_pathswitch_blks_shift tunable, dmp_pathswitch_blks_shift
DRL
adding log subdisks, Associating Log Subdisks
adding logs to mirrored volumes, Adding DRL Logging to a Mirrored Volume
creating mirrored volumes with logging enabled, Creating a Mirrored Volume with DRL Logging Enabled
creating mirrored volumes with sequential DRL enabled, Creating a Mirrored Volume with DRL Logging Enabled
dirty region logging, Dirty Region Logging (DRL)
handling recovery in clusters, How DRL Works in a Cluster Environment
hot-relocation limitations, How Hot-Relocation works
log subdisks, Log subdisks
logs. See DRL logs, Dirty Region Log Format and Size Requirements
maximum number of dirty regions, voldrl_max_drtregs
minimum number of sectors, voldrl_min_regionsz
operation in clusters, Dirty Region Logging (DRL) in Cluster Environments
removing logs from mirrored volumes, Removing a DRL Log
sequential, Sequential DRL
DRL logs
handling additional nodes in clusters, Dirty Region Log Format and Size Requirements
in clusters, Dirty Region Log Format and Size Requirements
increasing size of, Dirty Region Log Format and Size Requirements

E

EMC array
moving licensed disks between disk groups, Moving Objects Between Disk Groups
EMC arrays
moving disks between disk groups, Moving Objects Between Disk Groups
EMPTY
plex state, EMPTY Plex State
volume state, EMPTY Volume State
ENABLED
plex kernel state, ENABLED Plex Kernel State
volume kernel state, ENABLED Volume Kernel State
enabled paths, displaying, Displaying Multipaths to a VM Disk
enclosure-based naming, Enclosure-Based Naming, Changing the Disk-Naming Scheme
displayed by vxprint, Using vxprint with Enclosure-Based Disk Names
DMP, Introduction
enclosure-based naming scheme, Enclosure Based Naming Scheme
enclosures, Enclosure-Based Naming
discovering disk access names in, Using vxprint with Enclosure-Based Disk Names
issues with nopriv disks, Issues Regarding Persistent Simple/Nopriv Disks with Enclosure-Based Naming
issues with simple disks, Issues Regarding Persistent Simple/Nopriv Disks with Enclosure-Based Naming
mirroring across, Mirroring across Targets, Controllers or Enclosures
error messages
Disk for disk group not found, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
Disk group has no valid configuration copies, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
Disk group version doesn’t support feature, Upgrading a Disk Group
Disk is in use by another host, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
Disk is used by one or more subdisks, Removing a Disk from a Disk Group
import failed, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
tmpsize too small to perform this relayout, How Online Relayout Works
Exclude controllers, Disabling Multipathing and Making Devices Invisible to VxVM
Exclude devices, Disabling Multipathing and Making Devices Invisible to VxVM
Exclude devices from being multipathed, Disabling Multipathing and Making Devices Invisible to VxVM
Exclude disks, Disabling Multipathing and Making Devices Invisible to VxVM
Exclude disks from being multipathed, Disabling Multipathing and Making Devices Invisible to VxVM
Exclude paths, Disabling Multipathing and Making Devices Invisible to VxVM
Exclude paths from being multipathed, Disabling Multipathing and Making Devices Invisible to VxVM
exclusive-write mode, Activation Modes of Shared Disk Groups

F

failover, Introduction, Overview of Cluster Volume Management
failure handled by hot-relocation, How Hot-Relocation works
failure in RAID-5 handled by hot-relocation, How Hot-Relocation works
fast mirror resynchronization. See FastResync, FastResync
FastResync
checking if enabled on volumes, Checking Whether FastResync is Enabled on a Volume
disabling on volumes, Disabling FastResync
enabling on new volumes, Creating a Volume with a DCO and DCO Volume
enabling on volumes, Enabling FastResync on a Volume
enabling on volumes with snapshots, Enabling Persistent FastResync on Existing Volumes with Associated Snapshots
limitations, FastResync Limitations
Non-Persistent, Non-Persistent FastResync
operation with off-host processing, FastResync of Volume Snapshots
Persistent, Persistent FastResync
size of bitmap, vol_fmr_logsz
snapshot enhancements, Volume Snapshots
use by snapshots, How Non-Persistent FastResync Works with Snapshots
use with snapshots, FastResync
fastresync attribute, Creating a Volume with a DCO and DCO Volume, Checking Whether FastResync is Enabled on a Volume
file systems
growing using vxresize, Resizing Volumes using vxresize
shrinking using vxresize, Resizing Volumes using vxresize
unmounting, Removing a Volume
FMR. See FastResync, FastResync
formatting disks, Installing and Formatting Disks
free space in disk groups, How Space is Chosen for Relocation

G

groupname##, Disk Devices

H

hasdcolog attribute, Checking Whether FastResync is Enabled on a Volume
hot-relocation
complete failure messages, Complete Disk Failure Mail Messages
configuration summary, Configuring a System for Hot-Relocation
daemon, How Hot-Relocation works
defined, Hot-Relocation
detecting disk failure, How Hot-Relocation works
detecting plex failure, How Hot-Relocation works
detecting RAID-5 subdisk failure, How Hot-Relocation works
excluding free space on disks from use by, Excluding a Disk from Hot-Relocation Use
limitations, How Hot-Relocation works
making free space on disks available for use by, Making a Disk Available for Hot-Relocation Use
marking disks as spare, Marking a Disk as a Hot-Relocation Spare
modifying behavior of, Modifying the Behavior of Hot-Relocation
notifying users other than root, Modifying the Behavior of Hot-Relocation
operation of, Introduction
partial failure messages, Partial Disk Failure Mail Messages
preventing from running, Modifying the Behavior of Hot-Relocation
reducing performance impact of recovery, Modifying the Behavior of Hot-Relocation
removing disks from spare pool, Removing a Disk from Use as a Hot-Relocation Spare
subdisk relocation, How Space is Chosen for Relocation
subdisk relocation messages, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks
unrelocating subdisks, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks
unrelocating subdisks using vxassist, Moving and Unrelocating subdisks using vxassist
unrelocating subdisks using vxdiskadm, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks using vxdiskadm
unrelocating subdisks using vxunreloc, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks using vxunreloc
use of free space in disk groups, How Space is Chosen for Relocation
use of spare disks, How Space is Chosen for Relocation
use of spare disks and free space, How Space is Chosen for Relocation
vxrelocd, How Hot-Relocation works
hot_relocation
using only spare disks for, Configuring Hot-Relocation to Use Only Spare Disks

I

I/O
use of statistics in performance tuning, Using I/O Statistics
using traces for performance tuning, Using I/O Tracing
I/O operations
maximum number in parallel, vol_maxkiocount
maximum size of, vol_maxio
identifiers for tasks, Specifying Task Tags
initialization of disks, Placing Disks Under VxVM Control, Adding a Disk to VxVM
ioctl calls, vol_maxioctl, vol_maxspecialio
IOFAIL plex condition, IOFAIL Plex Condition
IOFAIL plex state, IOFAIL Plex State

K

kernel states
for plexes, Plex Kernel States
volumes, Volume Kernel States

L

layered volumes
converting to non-layered, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
defined, Layered Volumes, Types of Volume Layouts
striped-mirror, Mirroring Plus Striping (Striped-Mirror, RAID-1+0 or RAID-10)
layouts
changing default used by vxassist, Creating a Volume on Any Disk
left-symmetric, Left-Symmetric Layout
specifying default, Creating a Volume on Any Disk
types of volume, Types of Volume Layouts
left-symmetric layout, Left-Symmetric Layout
len subdisk attribute, Changing Subdisk Attributes
LIF area, Rootability
LIF LABEL record, Rootability
load balancing, Introduction, Overview of Cluster Volume Management
lock clearing on disks, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
LOG plex state, LOG Plex State
log subdisks
associating with plexes, Associating Log Subdisks
DRL, Log subdisks
logdisk, Creating a Mirrored Volume with DRL Logging Enabled, Creating a RAID-5 Volume
logs
adding DRL log, Adding DRL Logging to a Mirrored Volume
adding for RAID-5, Adding a RAID-5 Log
adding sequential DRL logs, Adding DRL Logging to a Mirrored Volume
RAID-5, RAID-5 Logging, Resynchronization Process
removing DRL log, Removing a DRL Log
removing for RAID-5, Removing a RAID-5 Log
removing sequential DRL logs, Removing a DRL Log
resizing using vxvol, Resizing Volumes using vxvol
specifying number for RAID-5, Creating a RAID-5 Volume

M

master node, Overview of Cluster Volume Management
MC/ServiceGuard
interaction with vxclustd, vxclustd Daemon
interaction with VXVM, Node Shutdown
use with VxVM in clusters, Cluster Initialization and Configuration
memory
granularity of allocation by VxVM, voliomem_chunk_size
maximum size of pool for VxVM, voliomem_maxpool_sz
minimum size of pool for VxVM, volraid_minpool_sz
persistence of FastResync in, Non-Persistent FastResync
messages
complete disk failure, Complete Disk Failure Mail Messages
hot-relocation of subdisks, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks
partial disk failure, Partial Disk Failure Mail Messages
metadevices, Metadevices
metanodes
DMP, Introduction
minor numbers, Reserving Minor Numbers for Disk Groups
mirrored volumes
adding DRL logs, Adding DRL Logging to a Mirrored Volume
adding sequential DRL logs, Adding DRL Logging to a Mirrored Volume
changing read policies for, Changing the Read Policy for Mirrored Volumes
configuring VxVM to create by default, Mirroring All Volumes
creating, Creating a Mirrored Volume
creating across controllers, Specifying Ordered Allocation of Storage to Volumes, Mirroring across Targets, Controllers or Enclosures
creating across enclosures, Mirroring across Targets, Controllers or Enclosures
creating across targets, Specifying Ordered Allocation of Storage to Volumes
creating with logging enabled, Creating a Mirrored Volume with DRL Logging Enabled
creating with sequential DRL enabled, Creating a Mirrored Volume with DRL Logging Enabled
defined, Types of Volume Layouts
dirty region logging, Resynchronization Process
DRL, Resynchronization Process
FastResync, Resynchronization Process
FR, Resynchronization Process
logging, Resynchronization Process
performance, Mirroring
removing DRL logs, Removing a DRL Log
removing sequential DRL logs, Removing a DRL Log
snapshots, FastResync
mirrored-concatenated volumes
converting to concatenated-mirror, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
creating, Creating a Mirrored-Concatenated Volume
defined, Striping Plus Mirroring (Mirrored-Stripe or RAID-0+1)
mirrored-stripe volumes
benefits of, Striping Plus Mirroring (Mirrored-Stripe or RAID-0+1)
converting to striped-mirror, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
creating, Creating a Mirrored-Stripe Volume
defined, Types of Volume Layouts
performance, Combining Mirroring and Striping
mirroring
defined, Mirroring (RAID-1)
mirroring plus striping, Mirroring Plus Striping (Striped-Mirror, RAID-1+0 or RAID-10)
mirrors
adding to volumes, Adding a Mirror to a Volume
boot disk, Root Disk Mirrors
creating of VxVM root disk, Setting up a VxVM Root Disk and Mirror
creating snapshot, Backing Up Volumes Online Using Snapshots
defined, Volumes
removing from volumes, Removing a Mirror
specifying number of, Creating a Mirrored Volume
multipathing
displaying information about, Displaying Multipaths to a VM Disk

N

names
changing for disk groups, Renaming a Disk Group
defining for snapshot volumes, Backing Up Multiple Volumes Using Snapshots
device, Physical Objects—Physical Disks, Disk Devices
disk, Disk Devices
disk media, VM Disks, Disk Devices
plex, Volumes
plex attribute, Changing Plex Attributes
renaming disks, Renaming a Disk
subdisk, Subdisks
subdisk attribute, Changing Subdisk Attributes
VM disk, Subdisks
volume, Volumes
naming scheme
changing for disks, Changing the Disk-Naming Scheme
naming schemes
for disks, Disk Device Naming in VxVM
ndcomirror attribute, Creating a Volume with a DCO and DCO Volume, Adding a DCO and DCO Volume
NEEDSYNC volume state, NEEDSYNC Volume State
NODAREC plex condition, NODAREC Plex Condition
nodes
in clusters, Overview of Cluster Volume Management
maximum number in a cluster, Introduction
node abort in clusters, Node Abort
shutdown in clusters, Node Shutdown
NODEVICE plex condition, NODEVICE Plex Condition
non-layered volume conversion, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
Non-Persistent FastResync, Non-Persistent FastResync
nopriv disk type, Private and Public Disk Regions
nopriv disks
issues with enclosures, Issues Regarding Persistent Simple/Nopriv Disks with Enclosure-Based Naming

O

objects
physical, Physical Objects—Physical Disks
virtual, Virtual Objects
off-host processing, Introduction, Introduction
OFFLINE plex state, OFFLINE Plex State
online relayout
changing number of columns, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
changing region size, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
changing speed of, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
changing stripe unit size, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
combining with conversion, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
controlling progress of, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
defined, Online Relayout
destination layouts, Performing Online Relayout
failure recovery, Transformation Characteristics
how it works, How Online Relayout Works
limitations, Permitted Relayout Transformations
monitoring tasks for, Viewing the Status of a Relayout
pausing, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
performing, Performing Online Relayout
resuming, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
reversing direction of, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
specifying non-default, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
specifying plexes, Specifying a Plex for Relayout
specifying task tags for, Tagging a Relayout Operation
temporary area, How Online Relayout Works
transformation characteristics, Transformation Characteristics
transformations and volume length, Transformations and Volume Length
types of transformation, Permitted Relayout Transformations
viewing status of, Viewing the Status of a Relayout
ordered allocation, Specifying Ordered Allocation of Storage to Volumes, Creating a Mirrored Volume with DRL Logging Enabled, Creating a RAID-5 Volume

P

parity in RAID-5, RAID-5 (Striping with Parity)
path failover in DMP, Path Failover Mechanism
pathgroup
create, Disabling Multipathing and Making Devices Invisible to VxVM
remove, Enabling Multipathing and Making Devices Visible to VxVM
performance
analyzing data, Using I/O Statistics
benefits of using VxVM, Performance Guidelines
changing values of tunables, Changing Values of Tunables
combining mirroring and striping, Combining Mirroring and Striping
effect of read policies, Volume Read Policies
examining ratio of reads to writes, Using I/O Statistics
hot spots identified by I/O traces, Using I/O Tracing
impact of number of disk group configuration copies, Number of Configuration Copies for a Disk Group
load balancing in DMP, Load Balancing
mirrored volumes, Mirroring
monitoring, Performance Monitoring
moving volumes to improve, Using I/O Statistics
obtaining statistics for disks, Using I/O Statistics
obtaining statistics for volumes, Printing Volume Statistics
RAID-5 volumes, RAID-5
setting priorities, Setting Performance Priorities
striped volumes, Striping
striping to improve, Using I/O Statistics
tracing volume operations, Tracing Volume Operations
tuning large systems, Tuning Guidelines for Large Systems
tuning VxVM, Tuning VxVM
using I/O statistics, Using I/O Statistics
Persistent FastResync, Persistent FastResync, How Persistent FastResync Works with Snapshots
physical disks
adding to disk groups, Adding a Disk to a Disk Group
clearing locks on, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
complete failure messages, Complete Disk Failure Mail Messages
determining failed, Partial Disk Failure Mail Messages
displaying information, Displaying Disk Information
displaying information about, Displaying Disk Group Information
displaying spare, Displaying Spare Disk Information
enabling, Enabling a Physical Disk
excluding free space from hot-relocation use, Excluding a Disk from Hot-Relocation Use
failure handled by hot-relocation, How Hot-Relocation works
initializing, Placing Disks Under VxVM Control
installing, Installing and Formatting Disks
making available for hot-relocation, Marking a Disk as a Hot-Relocation Spare
making free space available for hot-relocation use, Making a Disk Available for Hot-Relocation Use
marking as spare, Marking a Disk as a Hot-Relocation Spare
moving between disk groups, Moving Disks between Disk Groups, Moving Objects Between Disk Groups
moving disk groups between systems, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
moving volumes from, Moving Volumes from a VM Disk
partial failure messages, Partial Disk Failure Mail Messages
postponing replacement, Removing and Replacing Disks
releasing from disk groups, Destroying a Disk Group
removing, Removing Disks, Removing and Replacing Disks
removing from disk groups, Removing a Disk from a Disk Group
removing from pool of hot-relocation spares, Removing a Disk from Use as a Hot-Relocation Spare
removing with subdisks, Removing a Disk with Subdisks, Removing a Disk with No Subdisks
replacing, Removing and Replacing Disks
replacing removed, Replacing a Failed or Removed Disk
reserving for special purposes, Reserving Disks
spare, How Space is Chosen for Relocation
taking offline, Taking a Disk Offline
unreserving, Reserving Disks
physical objects, Physical Objects—Physical Disks
plex conditions
IOFAIL, IOFAIL Plex Condition
NODAREC, NODAREC Plex Condition
NODEVICE, NODEVICE Plex Condition
RECOVER, RECOVER Plex Condition
REMOVED, REMOVED Plex Condition
plex kernel states
DETACHED, DETACHED Plex Kernel State
DISABLED, DISABLED Plex Kernel State
ENABLED, ENABLED Plex Kernel State
plex states
ACTIVE, ACTIVE Plex State
CLEAN, CLEAN Plex State
DCOSNP, DCOSNP Plex State
EMPTY, EMPTY Plex State
IOFAIL, IOFAIL Plex State
LOG, LOG Plex State
OFFLINE, OFFLINE Plex State
SNAPATT, SNAPATT Plex State
SNAPDIS, SNAPDIS Plex State
SNAPDONE, SNAPDONE Plex State
SNAPTMP, SNAPTMP Plex State
STALE, STALE Plex State
TEMP, TEMP Plex State
TEMPRM, TEMPRM Plex State
TEMPRMSD, TEMPRMSD Plex State
plexes
associating log subdisks with, Associating Log Subdisks
associating subdisks with, Associating Subdisks with Plexes
associating with volumes, Attaching and Associating Plexes
attaching to volumes, Attaching and Associating Plexes
changing attributes, Changing Plex Attributes
changing read policies for, Changing the Read Policy for Mirrored Volumes
comment attribute, Changing Plex Attributes
complete failure messages, Complete Disk Failure Mail Messages
condition flags, Plex Condition Flags
converting to snapshot, Converting a Plex into a Snapshot Plex
copying, Copying Plexes
creating, Creating Plexes
creating striped, Creating a Striped Plex
defined, Plexes
detaching from volumes temporarily, Detaching Plexes
disconnecting from volumes, Taking Plexes Offline
displaying information about, Displaying Plex Information
dissociating from volumes, Dissociating and Removing Plexes
dissociating subdisks from, Dissociating Subdisks from Plexes
failure in hot-relocation, How Hot-Relocation works
kernel states, Plex Kernel States
limit on number per volume, Volume Read Policies
maximum number of subdisks, vol_subdisk_num
maximum number per volume, Volumes
mirrors, Volumes
moving, Moving Plexes, Specifying Storage for DCO Plexes
name attribute, Changing Plex Attributes
names, Volumes
partial failure messages, Partial Disk Failure Mail Messages
putil attribute, Changing Plex Attributes
putting online, Reattaching Plexes, Putting a Volume in Maintenance Mode
reattaching, Reattaching Plexes
recovering after correctable hardware failure, Partial Disk Failure Mail Messages
removing, Dissociating and Removing Plexes
removing from volumes, Removing a Mirror
sparse, Permitted Relayout Transformations, Associating Subdisks with Plexes
specifying for online relayout, Specifying a Plex for Relayout
states, Plex States
striped, Striping (RAID-0)
taking offline, Taking Plexes Offline, Putting a Volume in Maintenance Mode
tutil attribute, Changing Plex Attributes
types, Plexes
polling interval for DMP restore, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
preferred plex
performance of read policy, Volume Read Policies
read policy, Changing the Read Policy for Mirrored Volumes
primary path, Introduction, Displaying Multipaths to a VM Disk
private disk groups
converting from shared, Converting a Disk Group from Shared to Private
in clusters, Private and Shared Disk Groups
private network
in clusters, Overview of Cluster Volume Management
private region
configuration database, Private and Public Disk Regions
defined, Private and Public Disk Regions
effect of large disk groups on, Introduction
public region, Private and Public Disk Regions
putil
plex attribute, Changing Plex Attributes
subdisk attribute, Changing Subdisk Attributes

R

RAID-0, Striping (RAID-0)
RAID-0+1, Striping Plus Mirroring (Mirrored-Stripe or RAID-0+1)
RAID-1, Mirroring (RAID-1)
RAID-1+0, Mirroring Plus Striping (Striped-Mirror, RAID-1+0 or RAID-10)
RAID-5
adding logs, Adding a RAID-5 Log
adding subdisks to plexes, Associating Subdisks with Plexes
hot-relocation limitations, How Hot-Relocation works
logs, RAID-5 Logging, Resynchronization Process
parity, RAID-5 (Striping with Parity)
removing logs, Removing a RAID-5 Log
specifying number of logs, Creating a RAID-5 Volume
subdisk failure handled by hot-relocation, How Hot-Relocation works
volumes, RAID-5 (Striping with Parity)
RAID-5 volumes
adding DCOs to, Attaching a DCO and DCO volume to a RAID-5 Volume
adding logs, Adding a RAID-5 Log
changing number of columns, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
changing stripe unit size, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
creating, Creating a RAID-5 Volume
defined, Types of Volume Layouts
making backups of, Backing Up Volumes Online Using Snapshots
performance, RAID-5
removing logs, Removing a RAID-5 Log
taking snapshots of, Backing Up Volumes Online Using Snapshots
Re-include controllers for multipathing, Enabling Multipathing and Making Devices Visible to VxVM
Re-include controllers in VxVM, Enabling Multipathing and Making Devices Visible to VxVM
Re-include devices in VxVM, Enabling Multipathing and Making Devices Visible to VxVM
Re-include disks for multipathing, Enabling Multipathing and Making Devices Visible to VxVM
Re-include disks in VxVM, Enabling Multipathing and Making Devices Visible to VxVM
Re-include paths for multipathing, Enabling Multipathing and Making Devices Visible to VxVM
Re-include paths in VxVM, Enabling Multipathing and Making Devices Visible to VxVM
read policies
changing, Changing the Read Policy for Mirrored Volumes
performance of, Volume Read Policies
prefer, Changing the Read Policy for Mirrored Volumes
round, Changing the Read Policy for Mirrored Volumes
select, Changing the Read Policy for Mirrored Volumes
read-only mode, Activation Modes of Shared Disk Groups
RECOVER plex condition, RECOVER Plex Condition
recovery
checkpoint interval, vol_checkpt_default
I/O delay, vol_default_iodelay
preventing on restarting volumes, Starting a Volume
recovery accelerator, SmartSync Recovery Accelerator
redo log configuration, Redo Log Volume Configuration
redundancy
of data on mirrors, Types of Volume Layouts
of data on RAID-5, Types of Volume Layouts
redundant-loop access, Enclosure-Based Naming
region, Private and Public Disk Regions
reinitialization of disks, Reinitializing a Disk
relayout
changing number of columns, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
changing region size, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
changing speed of, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
changing stripe unit size, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
combining with conversion, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
controlling progress of, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
limitations, Permitted Relayout Transformations
monitoring tasks for, Viewing the Status of a Relayout
online, Online Relayout
pausing, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
performing online, Performing Online Relayout
resuming, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
reversing direction of, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
specifying non-default, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
specifying plexes, Specifying a Plex for Relayout
specifying task tags for, Tagging a Relayout Operation
storage, Online Relayout
transformation characteristics, Transformation Characteristics
types of transformation, Permitted Relayout Transformations
viewing status of, Viewing the Status of a Relayout
relocation
automatic, Introduction
complete failure messages, Complete Disk Failure Mail Messages
limitations, How Hot-Relocation works
partial failure messages, Partial Disk Failure Mail Messages
REMOVED plex condition, REMOVED Plex Condition
removing disks, Removing and Replacing Disks
removing physical disks, Removing Disks
replacing disks, Removing and Replacing Disks
replay logs and sequential DRL, Sequential DRL
REPLAY volume state, REPLAY Volume State
resilvering
databases, SmartSync Recovery Accelerator
restore policy
check_all, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
check_alternate, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
check_disabled, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
check_periodic, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
restrictions
VxVM-bootable volumes, VxVM Root Disk Volume Restrictions
resyncfromoriginal snapback, Additional Snapshot Features
resyncfromreplica snapback, Additional Snapshot Features
resynchronization
checkpoint interval, vol_checkpt_default
I/O delay, vol_default_iodelay
of volumes, Volume Resynchronization
resynchronizing
databases, SmartSync Recovery Accelerator
root disk
creating mirrors, Setting up a VxVM Root Disk and Mirror
root disk group, Disk Groups, Introduction
requiring existence of volboot file, Managing the Configuration Daemon in VxVM
root disks
creating LVM from VxVM, Creating an LVM Root Disk from a VxVM Root Disk
creating VxVM, Setting up a VxVM Root Disk and Mirror
removing LVM, Setting up a VxVM Root Disk and Mirror
root volumes
booting, Booting Root Volumes
rootability, Rootability
rootdg, Disk Groups
requiring existence of volboot file, Managing the Configuration Daemon in VxVM
round-robin
performance of read policy, Volume Read Policies
read policy, Changing the Read Policy for Mirrored Volumes

S

scandisks
vxdisk subcommand, Configuring Newly Added Disk Devices
secondary path, Introduction
secondary path display, Displaying Multipaths to a VM Disk
sequential DRL
creating mirrored volumes with logging enabled, Creating a Mirrored Volume with DRL Logging Enabled
defined, Sequential DRL
maximum number of dirty regions, voldrl_max_seq_dirty
shared disk groups
activating, Changing the Activation Mode on a Shared Disk Group
activation modes, Activation Modes of Shared Disk Groups
converting to private, Converting a Disk Group from Shared to Private
creating, Creating a Shared Disk Group
importing, Importing Disk Groups as Shared
in clusters, Private and Shared Disk Groups
limitations of, Limitations of Shared Disk Groups
listing, Listing Shared Disk Groups
shared-read mode, Activation Modes of Shared Disk Groups
shared-write mode, Activation Modes of Shared Disk Groups
simple disk type, Private and Public Disk Regions
simple disks
issues with enclosures, Issues Regarding Persistent Simple/Nopriv Disks with Enclosure-Based Naming
size units, Creating Subdisks
slave nodes, Overview of Cluster Volume Management
SmartSync, SmartSync Recovery Accelerator
disabling on shared disk groups, volcvm_smartsync
enabling on shared disk groups, volcvm_smartsync
snap objects, How Persistent FastResync Works with Snapshots
snap volume naming, Additional Snapshot Features
snapabort, Volume Snapshots
SNAPATT plex state, SNAPATT Plex State
snapback
defined, Volume Snapshots
resyncfromoriginal, Additional Snapshot Features
resyncfromreplica, Additional Snapshot Features, Merging a Snapshot Volume (snapback)
used to merge snapshot volumes, Merging a Snapshot Volume (snapback)
snapclear
defined, Volume Snapshots
used to create independent volumes, Dissociating a Snapshot Volume (snapclear)
SNAPDIS plex state, SNAPDIS Plex State
SNAPDONE plex state, SNAPDONE Plex State
snapshots
and FastResync, FastResync
backing up multiple volumes, Backing Up Multiple Volumes Using Snapshots
converting plexes to, Converting a Plex into a Snapshot Plex
creating backups, Backing Up Volumes Online Using Snapshots
creating independent volumes, Dissociating a Snapshot Volume (snapclear)
defining names for, Backing Up Multiple Volumes Using Snapshots
displaying information about, Displaying Snapshot Information (snapprint)
merging with original volumes, Merging a Snapshot Volume (snapback)
of RAID-5 volumes, Backing Up Volumes Online Using Snapshots
on multiple volumes, Additional Snapshot Features
removing, Backing Up Volumes Online Using Snapshots
resynchronization on snapback, Additional Snapshot Features
resynchronizing volumes from, Merging a Snapshot Volume (snapback)
used to back up volumes online, Backing Up Volumes Online Using Snapshots
snapstart, Snapshot Creation and the Backup Cycle
SNAPTMP plex state, SNAPTMP Plex State
spanned volumes, Concatenation and Spanning
spanning, Concatenation and Spanning
spare disks
displaying, Displaying Spare Disk Information
marking disks as, Marking a Disk as a Hot-Relocation Spare
used for hot-relocation, How Space is Chosen for Relocation
sparse plexes, Permitted Relayout Transformations, Associating Subdisks with Plexes
special disk devices, Metadevices
STALE plex state, STALE Plex State
standard disk devices, Metadevices
states
for plexes, Plex States
volume, Volume States
storage
ordered allocation of, Specifying Ordered Allocation of Storage to Volumes, Creating a Mirrored Volume with DRL Logging Enabled, Creating a RAID-5 Volume
storage attributes and volume layout, Creating a Volume on Specific Disks
storage relayout, Online Relayout
stripe columns, Striping (RAID-0)
stripe units
changing size, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
defined, Striping (RAID-0)
stripe-mirror-col-split-trigger-pt, Creating a Striped-Mirror Volume
striped plexes
adding subdisks, Associating Subdisks with Plexes
defined, Striping (RAID-0)
striped volumes
changing number of columns, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
changing stripe unit size, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
creating, Creating a Striped Volume
defined, Types of Volume Layouts
failure of, Striping (RAID-0)
performance, Striping
specifying non-default number of columns, Creating a Striped Volume
specifying non-default stripe unit size, Creating a Striped Volume
striped-mirror volumes
benefits of, Mirroring Plus Striping (Striped-Mirror, RAID-1+0 or RAID-10)
converting to mirrored-stripe, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
creating, Creating a Striped-Mirror Volume
defined, Types of Volume Layouts
mirroring columns, Creating a Striped-Mirror Volume
mirroring subdisks, Creating a Striped-Mirror Volume
performance, Combining Mirroring and Striping
trigger point for mirroring, Creating a Striped-Mirror Volume
Striped-Pro volumes, Types of Volume Layouts
striping, Striping (RAID-0)
striping plus mirroring, Striping Plus Mirroring (Mirrored-Stripe or RAID-0+1)
subdisk names, Subdisks
subdisks
associating log subdisks, Associating Log Subdisks
associating with plexes, Associating Subdisks with Plexes
associating with RAID-5 plexes, Associating Subdisks with Plexes
associating with striped plexes, Associating Subdisks with Plexes
blocks, Subdisks
changing attributes, Changing Subdisk Attributes
comment attribute, Changing Subdisk Attributes
complete failure messages, Complete Disk Failure Mail Messages
copying contents of, Moving Subdisks
creating, Creating Subdisks
defined, Subdisks
determining failed, Partial Disk Failure Mail Messages
displaying information about, Displaying Subdisk Information
dissociating from plexes, Dissociating Subdisks from Plexes
dividing, Splitting Subdisks
DRL log, Log subdisks
hot-relocated, How Space is Chosen for Relocation
hot-relocation, Hot-Relocation, Introduction
hot-relocation messages, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks
joining, Joining Subdisks
len attribute, Changing Subdisk Attributes
listing original disks after hot-relocation, Examining which subdisks were hot-relocated from a disk
maximum number per plex, vol_subdisk_num
mirroring in striped-mirror volumes, Creating a Striped-Mirror Volume
moving after hot-relocation, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks
moving contents of, Moving Subdisks
name attribute, Changing Subdisk Attributes
partial failure messages, Partial Disk Failure Mail Messages
putil attribute, Changing Subdisk Attributes
RAID-5 failure of, How Hot-Relocation works
removing from VxVM, Dissociating Subdisks from Plexes, Removing Subdisks
restrictions on moving, Moving Subdisks
specifying different offsets for unrelocation, Forcing hot-relocated subdisks to accept different offsets
splitting, Splitting Subdisks
tutil attribute, Changing Subdisk Attributes
unrelocating after hot-relocation, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks
unrelocating to different disks, Moving hot-relocated subdisks to a different disk
unrelocating using vxassist, Moving and Unrelocating subdisks using vxassist
unrelocating using vxdiskadm, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks using vxdiskadm
unrelocating using vxunreloc, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks using vxunreloc
swap space
increasing for VxVM rootable system, Adding Swap Disks to a VxVM Rootable System
SYNC volume state, SYNC Volume State

T

t#, Physical Objects—Physical Disks, c#t#d# Based Naming Scheme
tags
for tasks, Specifying Task Tags
specifying for online relayout tasks, Tagging a Relayout Operation
specifying for tasks, Specifying Task Tags
target IDs
number, Physical Objects—Physical Disks
specifying to vxassist, Creating a Volume on Specific Disks
target mirroring, Specifying Ordered Allocation of Storage to Volumes, Mirroring across Targets, Controllers or Enclosures
task monitor in VxVM, Monitoring and Controlling Tasks
tasks
aborting, vxtask Operations
changing state of, vxtask Operations
identifiers, Specifying Task Tags
listing, vxtask Operations
managing, Managing Tasks with vxtask
modifying parameters of, vxtask Operations
monitoring, vxtask Operations
monitoring online relayout, Viewing the Status of a Relayout
pausing, vxtask Operations
resuming, vxtask Operations
specifying tags, Specifying Task Tags
specifying tags on online relayout operation, Tagging a Relayout Operation
tags, Specifying Task Tags
TEMP plex state, TEMP Plex State
temporary area used by online relayout, How Online Relayout Works
TEMPRM plex state, TEMPRM Plex State
TEMPRMSD plex state, TEMPRMSD Plex State
trigger point in striped-mirror volumes, Creating a Striped-Mirror Volume
tunables
changing values of, Changing Values of Tunables
dmp_pathswitch_blks_shift, dmp_pathswitch_blks_shift
vol_checkpt_default, vol_checkpt_default
vol_default_iodelay, vol_default_iodelay
vol_fmr_logsz, vol_fmr_logsz
vol_max_vol, vol_max_vol
vol_maxio, vol_maxio
vol_maxioctl, vol_maxioctl
vol_maxkiocount, vol_maxkiocount
vol_maxparallelio, vol_maxparallelio
vol_maxspecialio, vol_maxspecialio
vol_subdisk_num, vol_subdisk_num
volcvm_smartsync, volcvm_smartsync
voldrl_max_drtregs, voldrl_max_drtregs
voldrl_max_seq_dirty, Sequential DRL, voldrl_max_seq_dirty
voldrl_min_regionsz, voldrl_min_regionsz
voliomem_chunk_size, voliomem_chunk_size
voliomem_maxpool_sz, voliomem_maxpool_sz
voliot_errbuf_default, voliot_errbuf_default
voliot_iobuf_dflt, voliot_iobuf_dflt
voliot_iobuf_limit, voliot_iobuf_limit
voliot_iobuf_max, voliot_iobuf_max
voliot_max_open, voliot_max_open
volraid_minpool_size, volraid_minpool_sz
volraid_rsrtransmax, volraid_rsrtransmax
tutil
plex attribute, Changing Plex Attributes
subdisk attribute, Changing Subdisk Attributes

U

units of size, Creating Subdisks

V

versions
disk group, Upgrading a Disk Group
displaying for disk group, Upgrading a Disk Group
upgrading, Upgrading a Disk Group
virtual objects, Virtual Objects
VM disks
defined, VM Disks
determining if shared, Determining if a Disk is Shareable
displaying spare, Displaying Spare Disk Information
excluding free space from hot-relocation use, Excluding a Disk from Hot-Relocation Use
initializing, Placing Disks Under VxVM Control
making free space available for hot-relocation use, Making a Disk Available for Hot-Relocation Use
marking as spare, Marking a Disk as a Hot-Relocation Spare
mirroring volumes on, Mirroring Volumes on a VM Disk
moving volumes from, Moving Volumes from a VM Disk
names, Subdisks
postponing replacement, Removing and Replacing Disks
removing from pool of hot-relocation spares, Removing a Disk from Use as a Hot-Relocation Spare
renaming, Renaming a Disk
vol##, Volumes
vol##-##, Volumes
vol_checkpt_default tunable, vol_checkpt_default
vol_default_iodelay tunable, vol_default_iodelay
vol_fmr_logsz tunable, vol_fmr_logsz
vol_max_vol tunable, vol_max_vol
vol_maxio tunable, vol_maxio
vol_maxioctl tunable, vol_maxioctl
vol_maxkiocount tunable, vol_maxkiocount
vol_maxparallelio tunable, vol_maxparallelio
vol_maxspecialio tunable, vol_maxspecialio
vol_subdisk_num tunable, vol_subdisk_num
volboot file, Managing the Configuration Daemon in VxVM
adding entry to, Managing the Configuration Daemon in VxVM
volcvm_smartsync tunable, volcvm_smartsync
voldrl_max_drtregs tunable, voldrl_max_drtregs
voldrl_max_seq_dirty tunable, Sequential DRL, voldrl_max_seq_dirty
voldrl_min_regionsz tunable, voldrl_min_regionsz
voliomem_chunk_size tunable, voliomem_chunk_size
voliomem_maxpool_sz tunable, voliomem_maxpool_sz
voliot_errbuf_default tunable, voliot_errbuf_default
voliot_iobuf_dflt tunable, voliot_iobuf_dflt
voliot_iobuf_limit tunable, voliot_iobuf_limit
voliot_iobuf_max tunable, voliot_iobuf_max
voliot_max_open tunable, voliot_max_open
volraid_minpool_size tunable, volraid_minpool_sz
volraid_rsrtransmax tunable, volraid_rsrtransmax
volume kernel states
DETACHED, DETACHED Volume Kernel State
DISABLED, DISABLED Volume Kernel State
ENABLED, ENABLED Volume Kernel State
volume resynchronization, Volume Resynchronization
volume states
ACTIVE, ACTIVE Volume State
CLEAN, CLEAN Volume State
EMPTY, EMPTY Volume State
NEEDSYNC, NEEDSYNC Volume State
REPLAY, REPLAY Volume State
SYNC, SYNC Volume State
volumes
accessing device files, Accessing a Volume
adding DCOs to, Adding a DCO and DCO Volume
adding DRL logs, Adding DRL Logging to a Mirrored Volume
adding mirrors, Adding a Mirror to a Volume
adding RAID-5 logs, Adding a RAID-5 Log
adding sequential DRL logs, Adding DRL Logging to a Mirrored Volume
adding subdisks to plexes of, Associating Subdisks with Plexes
advanced approach to creating, Advanced Approach
assisted approach to creating, Assisted Approach
associating plexes with, Attaching and Associating Plexes
attaching plexes to, Attaching and Associating Plexes
backing up, Backing up Volumes Online
backing up online using snapshots, Backing Up Volumes Online Using Snapshots
block device files, Accessing a Volume
booting VxVM-rootable, Booting Root Volumes
changing layout online, Performing Online Relayout
changing number of columns, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
changing read policies for mirrored, Changing the Read Policy for Mirrored Volumes
changing stripe unit size, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
character device files, Accessing a Volume
checking if FastResync is enabled, Checking Whether FastResync is Enabled on a Volume
combining mirroring and striping for performance, Combining Mirroring and Striping
combining online relayout and conversion, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
concatenated, Concatenation and Spanning, Types of Volume Layouts
concatenated-mirror, Mirroring Plus Striping (Striped-Mirror, RAID-1+0 or RAID-10), Types of Volume Layouts
Concatenated-Pro, Types of Volume Layouts
configuring exclusive open by cluster node, Creating Volumes with Exclusive Open Access by a Node, Setting Exclusive Open Access to a Volume by a Node
converting between layered and non-layered, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
converting concatenated-mirror to mirrored-concatenated, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
converting mirrored-concatenated to concatenated-mirror, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
converting mirrored-stripe to striped-mirror, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
converting striped-mirror to mirrored-stripe, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
creating, Creating a Volume
creating concatenated-mirror, Creating a Concatenated-Mirror Volume
creating from snapshots, Dissociating a Snapshot Volume (snapclear)
creating mirrored, Creating a Mirrored Volume
creating mirrored-concatenated, Creating a Mirrored-Concatenated Volume
creating mirrored-stripe, Creating a Mirrored-Stripe Volume
creating RAID-5, Creating a RAID-5 Volume
creating snapshots, Backing Up Volumes Online Using Snapshots
creating striped, Creating a Striped Volume
creating striped-mirror, Creating a Striped-Mirror Volume
creating using vxmake, Creating a Volume Using vxmake
creating using vxmake description file, Creating a Volume Using a vxmake Description File
creating with DCOs attached, Creating a Volume with a DCO and DCO Volume
creating with DRL logging enabled, Creating a Mirrored Volume with DRL Logging Enabled
creating with sequential DRL enabled, Creating a Mirrored Volume with DRL Logging Enabled
defined, Volumes
detaching plexes from temporarily, Detaching Plexes
disabling FastResync, Disabling FastResync
disconnecting plexes, Taking Plexes Offline
displaying information, Displaying Volume Information
displaying information about snapshots, Displaying Snapshot Information (snapprint)
dissociating DCO from, Removing a DCO and DCO Volume
dissociating plexes from, Dissociating and Removing Plexes
enabling FastResync, Enabling Persistent FastResync on Existing Volumes with Associated Snapshots
enabling FastResync on, Enabling FastResync on a Volume
enabling FastResync on new, Creating a Volume with a DCO and DCO Volume
excluding storage from use by vxassist, Creating a Volume on Specific Disks
finding maximum size of, Discovering the Maximum Size of a Volume
finding out by how much can grow, Resizing a Volume
flagged as dirty, Dirty Flags
initializing, Initializing and Starting a Volume
initializing contents to zero, Initializing and Starting a Volume
kernel states, Volume Kernel States
layered, Mirroring Plus Striping (Striped-Mirror, RAID-1+0 or RAID-10), Layered Volumes, Types of Volume Layouts
limit on number of plexes, Volumes
limitations, Volumes
making immediately available for use, Initializing and Starting a Volume
maximum number of, vol_max_vol
maximum number of data plexes, Volume Read Policies
merging snapshots, Merging a Snapshot Volume (snapback)
mirrored, Mirroring (RAID-1), Types of Volume Layouts
mirrored-concatenated, Striping Plus Mirroring (Mirrored-Stripe or RAID-0+1)
mirrored-stripe, Striping Plus Mirroring (Mirrored-Stripe or RAID-0+1), Types of Volume Layouts
mirroring across controllers, Specifying Ordered Allocation of Storage to Volumes, Mirroring across Targets, Controllers or Enclosures
mirroring across targets, Specifying Ordered Allocation of Storage to Volumes, Mirroring across Targets, Controllers or Enclosures
mirroring all, Mirroring All Volumes
mirroring on disks, Mirroring Volumes on a VM Disk
mirroring VxVM-rootable, Root Disk Mirrors
moving from VM disks, Moving Volumes from a VM Disk
moving to improve performance, Using I/O Statistics
names, Volumes
naming snap, Additional Snapshot Features
obtaining performance statistics, Printing Volume Statistics
performance of mirrored, Mirroring
performance of RAID-5, RAID-5
performance of striped, Striping
performing online relayout, Performing Online Relayout
placing in maintenance mode, Putting a Volume in Maintenance Mode
preventing recovery on restarting, Starting a Volume
RAID-0, Striping (RAID-0)
RAID-0+1, Striping Plus Mirroring (Mirrored-Stripe or RAID-0+1)
RAID-1, Mirroring (RAID-1)
RAID-1+0, Mirroring Plus Striping (Striped-Mirror, RAID-1+0 or RAID-10)
RAID-10, Mirroring Plus Striping (Striped-Mirror, RAID-1+0 or RAID-10)
RAID-5, RAID-5 (Striping with Parity), Types of Volume Layouts
raw device files, Accessing a Volume
reattaching DCOs to, Reattaching a DCO and DCO Volume
reattaching plexes, Reattaching Plexes
reconfiguration in clusters, Volume Reconfiguration
recovering after correctable hardware failure, Partial Disk Failure Mail Messages
removing, Removing a Volume
removing DCOs from, Removing a DCO and DCO Volume
removing DRL logs, Removing a DRL Log
removing from /etc/fstab, Removing a Volume
removing mirrors from, Removing a Mirror
removing plexes from, Removing a Mirror
removing RAID-5 logs, Removing a RAID-5 Log
removing sequential DRL logs, Removing a DRL Log
resizing, Resizing a Volume
resizing using vxassist, Resizing Volumes using vxassist
resizing using vxresize, Resizing Volumes using vxresize
resizing using vxvol, Resizing Volumes using vxvol
restarting moved, Splitting Disk Groups
restrictions on VxVM-bootable, VxVM Root Disk Volume Restrictions
resynchronizing from snapshots, Merging a Snapshot Volume (snapback)
spanned, Concatenation and Spanning
specifying default layout, Creating a Volume on Any Disk
specifying non-default number of columns, Creating a Striped Volume
specifying non-default relayout, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
specifying non-default stripe unit size, Creating a Striped Volume
specifying storage for DCO plexes, Specifying Storage for DCO Plexes
specifying use of storage to vxassist, Creating a Volume on Specific Disks
starting, Initializing and Starting a Volume, Starting a Volume
states, Volume States
stopping, Stopping a Volume
stopping activity on, Removing a Volume
striped, Striping (RAID-0), Types of Volume Layouts
striped-mirror, Mirroring Plus Striping (Striped-Mirror, RAID-1+0 or RAID-10), Types of Volume Layouts
Striped-Pro, Types of Volume Layouts
striping to improve performance, Using I/O Statistics
taking multiple snapshots, Additional Snapshot Features
tracing operations, Tracing Volume Operations
trigger point for mirroring in striped-mirror, Creating a Striped-Mirror Volume
types of layout, Types of Volume Layouts
vxassist
advantages of using, Using vxassist
command usage, Using vxassist
defaults file, Setting Default Values for vxassist
setting default values, Setting Default Values for vxassist
snapabort, Volume Snapshots
snapback, Volume Snapshots
snapclear, Volume Snapshots
snapshot, Volume Snapshots
snapstart, Snapshot Creation and the Backup Cycle
used to add a log subdisk, Associating Log Subdisks
used to add a RAID-5 log, Adding a RAID-5 Log
used to add DRL logs, Adding DRL Logging to a Mirrored Volume
used to add mirrors to volumes, Attaching and Associating Plexes, Adding a Mirror to a Volume
used to add sequential DRL logs, Adding DRL Logging to a Mirrored Volume
used to change number of columns, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
used to change stripe unit size, Specifying a Non-Default Layout
used to configure exclusive access to a volume, Creating Volumes with Exclusive Open Access by a Node
used to convert between layered and non-layered volumes, Converting Between Layered and Non-Layered Volumes
used to create concatenated-mirror volumes, Creating a Concatenated-Mirror Volume
used to create mirrored volumes, Creating a Mirrored Volume
used to create mirrored-concatenated volumes, Creating a Mirrored-Concatenated Volume
used to create mirrored-stripe volumes, Creating a Mirrored-Stripe Volume
used to create RAID-5 volumes, Creating a RAID-5 Volume
used to create snapshots, Backing Up Volumes Online Using Snapshots
used to create striped volumes, Creating a Striped Volume
used to create striped-mirror volumes, Creating a Striped-Mirror Volume
used to create volumes, Using vxassist
used to define layout on specified storage, Creating a Volume on Specific Disks
used to discover maximum volume size, Discovering the Maximum Size of a Volume
used to display information about snapshots, Displaying Snapshot Information (snapprint)
used to dissociate snapshots from volumes, Dissociating a Snapshot Volume (snapclear)
used to exclude storage from use, Creating a Volume on Specific Disks
used to find out by how much volumes can grow, Resizing a Volume
used to merge snapshots with volumes, Merging a Snapshot Volume (snapback)
used to mirror across controllers, Specifying Ordered Allocation of Storage to Volumes, Mirroring across Targets, Controllers or Enclosures
used to mirror across enclosures, Mirroring across Targets, Controllers or Enclosures
used to mirror across targets, Specifying Ordered Allocation of Storage to Volumes
used to move subdisks after hot-relocation, Moving and Unrelocating subdisks using vxassist
used to move volumes, Using I/O Statistics
used to relayout volumes online, Performing Online Relayout
used to remove DCOs from volumes, Removing a DCO and DCO Volume
used to remove DRL logs, Removing a DRL Log
used to remove mirrors, Removing a Mirror
used to remove plexes, Removing a Mirror
used to remove RAID-5 logs, Removing a RAID-5 Log
used to remove volumes, Removing a Volume
used to reserve disks, Reserving Disks
used to resize volumes, Resizing Volumes using vxassist
used to resynchronize volumes from snapshots, Merging a Snapshot Volume (snapback)
used to snapshot multiple volumes, Backing Up Multiple Volumes Using Snapshots
used to specify number of mirrors, Creating a Mirrored Volume
used to specify number of RAID-5 logs, Creating a RAID-5 Volume
used to specify ordered allocation of storage, Specifying Ordered Allocation of Storage to Volumes
used to specify plexes for online relayout, Specifying a Plex for Relayout
used to specify sequential DRL logging, Creating a Mirrored Volume with DRL Logging Enabled
used to specify storage attributes, Creating a Volume on Specific Disks
used to specify tags for online relayout tasks, Tagging a Relayout Operation
used to unrelocate subdisks after hot-relocation, Moving and Unrelocating subdisks using vxassist
vxclustd
cluster reconfiguration daemon, Cluster Reconfiguration, vxclustd Daemon
interaction with MC/ServiceGuard, vxclustd Daemon
vxconfigd
managed using vxdctl, Managing the Configuration Daemon in VxVM
operation in clusters, vxconfigd Daemon
vxcp_lvm_root
used to create VxVM root disk, Setting up a VxVM Root Disk and Mirror
used to create VxVM root disk mirrors, Setting up a VxVM Root Disk and Mirror
vxdarestore
used to handle simple/nopriv disk failures, Issues Regarding Persistent Simple/Nopriv Disks with Enclosure-Based Naming
vxdco
used to remove DCOs from volumes, Removing a DCO and DCO Volume
vxdctl
used in clusters, Requesting the Status of a Cluster Node
used to add entry to volboot file, Managing the Configuration Daemon in VxVM
used to check cluster protocol version, Displaying the Cluster Protocol Version
used to manage vxconfigd, Managing the Configuration Daemon in VxVM
used to upgrade cluster protocol version, Upgrading the Cluster Protocol Version
vxdctl enable
used to configure new disks, Configuring Newly Added Disk Devices
used to invoke device discovery, Device Discovery Function
vxddladm
used to exclude support for disk arrays, Excluding Support for a Disk Array
used to list excluded disk arrays, Listing Excluded Disk Arrays, Listing Supported Disks in the JBOD Category, Adding Support for Disks in the JBOD Category, Removing Support for Disks in the JBOD Category
used to list supported disk arrays, Listing Details of Supported Disk Arrays
used to re-include support for disk arrays, Re-including Support for an Excluded Disk Array
vxdestroy_lvmroot
used to remove LVM root disks, Setting up a VxVM Root Disk and Mirror
vxdg
used to add disks to disk groups forcibly, Forcibly Adding a Disk to a Disk Group
used to assign minor number ranges, Reserving Minor Numbers for Disk Groups
used to change activation mode on shared disk groups, Changing the Activation Mode on a Shared Disk Group
used to clear locks on disks, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
used to convert shared disk groups to private, Converting a Disk Group from Shared to Private
used to create disk groups, Creating a Disk Group
used to create disk groups with old version number, Upgrading a Disk Group
used to create shared disk groups, Creating a Shared Disk Group
used to deport disk groups, Deporting a Disk Group
used to destroy disk groups, Destroying a Disk Group
used to disable a disk group, Disabling a Disk Group
used to display disk group version, Upgrading a Disk Group
used to display free space in disk groups, Displaying Free Space in a Disk Group
used to display information about disk groups, Displaying Disk Group Information
used to force import of disk groups, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
used to import disk groups, Importing a Disk Group
used to import shared disk groups, Importing Disk Groups as Shared
used to join disk groups, Joining Disk Groups
used to list objects affected by move, Listing Objects Potentially Affected by a Move
used to list shared disk groups, Listing Shared Disk Groups
used to list spare disks, Displaying Spare Disk Information
used to move disk groups between systems, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
used to move disks between disk groups, Moving Disks between Disk Groups
used to move objects between disk groups, Moving Objects Between Disk Groups
used to obtain copy size of configuration database, Introduction
used to remove disks from disk groups, Removing a Disk from a Disk Group
used to rename disk groups, Renaming a Disk Group
used to split disk groups, Splitting Disk Groups
used to upgrade disk group version, Upgrading a Disk Group
vxdisk
used to clear locks on disks, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
used to determine if disks are shared, Determining if a Disk is Shareable
used to display information about disks, Displaying Disk Group Information
used to display multipathing information, Displaying Multipaths to a VM Disk
used to list disks, Displaying Disk Information
used to list spare disks, Displaying Spare Disk Information
used to scan disk devices, Configuring Newly Added Disk Devices
vxdiskadd
used to add disks to disk groups, Adding a Disk to a Disk Group
used to create disk groups, Creating a Disk Group
used to place disks under VxVM control, Using vxdiskadd to Place a Disk Under Control of VxVM
vxdiskadm
Add or initialize one or more disks, Adding a Disk to VxVM, Creating a Disk Group
Disable (offline) a disk device, Taking a Disk Offline
Enable (online) a disk device, Enabling a Physical Disk
Enable access to (import) a disk group, Importing a Disk Group
Exclude a disk from hot-relocation use, Excluding a Disk from Hot-Relocation Use
List disk information, Displaying Disk Information with vxdiskadm
Make a disk available for hot-relocation use, Making a Disk Available for Hot-Relocation Use
Mark a disk as a spare for a disk group, Marking a Disk as a Hot-Relocation Spare
Mirror volumes on a disk, Mirroring Volumes on a VM Disk
Move volumes from a disk, Moving Volumes from a VM Disk
Remove a disk, Removing Disks, Removing a Disk from a Disk Group
Remove a disk for replacement, Removing and Replacing Disks
Remove access to (deport) a disk group, Deporting a Disk Group
Replace a failed or removed disk, Replacing a Failed or Removed Disk
Turn off the spare flag on a disk, Removing a Disk from Use as a Hot-Relocation Spare
Unrelocate subdisks back to a disk, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks using vxdiskadm
used to add disks, Adding a Disk to VxVM
used to add disks to disk groups, Adding a Disk to a Disk Group
used to change disk-naming scheme, Changing the Disk-Naming Scheme
used to create disk groups, Creating a Disk Group
used to deport disk groups, Deporting a Disk Group
used to exclude free space on disks from hot-relocation use, Excluding a Disk from Hot-Relocation Use
used to import disk groups, Importing a Disk Group
used to initialize disks, Adding a Disk to VxVM
used to list spare disks, Displaying Spare Disk Information
used to make free space on disks available for hot-relocation use, Making a Disk Available for Hot-Relocation Use
used to mark disks as spare, Marking a Disk as a Hot-Relocation Spare
used to mirror volumes, Mirroring Volumes on a VM Disk
used to move disk groups between systems, Moving Disk Groups Between Systems
used to move disks between disk groups, Moving Disks between Disk Groups
used to move subdisks after hot-relocation, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks using vxdiskadm
used to move subdisks from disks, Removing a Disk from a Disk Group
used to move volumes from VM disks, Moving Volumes from a VM Disk
used to remove disks from pool of hot-relocation spares, Removing a Disk from Use as a Hot-Relocation Spare
used to unrelocate subdisks after hot-relocation, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks using vxdiskadm
vxdiskconfig
purpose of, Discovering Disks and Dynamically Adding Disk Arrays
vxdmp device driver, Introduction
vxdmpadm
used to disable controllers, Disabling a Controller, Enabling a Controller
used to disable controllers in DMP, Enabling and Disabling Input/Output (I/O) Controllers
used to display a DMP node for an enclosure, Retrieving Information About a DMP Node
used to display DMP database information, Displaying DMP Database Information
used to display paths controlled by DMP node, Displaying All Paths Controlled by a DMP Node
used to display status of DMP error daemons, Displaying Information About the DMP Error Daemons
used to display status of DMP restore daemon, Displaying the Status of the DMP Restore Daemon
used to list controllers, Listing Information About Host I/O Controllers
used to list enclosures, Listing Information About Enclosures
used to rename enclosures, Renaming an Enclosure
used to set restore polling interval, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
used to specify DMP restore policy, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
used to start DMP restore daemon, Starting the DMP Restore Daemon
used to stop DMP restore daemon, Stopping the DMP Restore Daemon
vxedit
used to change plex attributes, Changing Plex Attributes
used to change subdisk attributes, Changing Subdisk Attributes
used to configure number of configuration copies for a disk group, Number of Configuration Copies for a Disk Group
used to exclude free space on disks from hot-relocation use, Excluding a Disk from Hot-Relocation Use
used to make free space on disks available for hot-relocation use, Making a Disk Available for Hot-Relocation Use
used to mark disks as spare, Marking a Disk as a Hot-Relocation Spare
used to remove disks from pool of hot-relocation spares, Removing a Disk from Use as a Hot-Relocation Spare
used to remove plexes, Dissociating and Removing Plexes
used to remove subdisks from VxVM, Removing Subdisks
used to remove volumes, Removing a Volume
used to rename disks, Renaming a Disk
used to reserve disks, Reserving Disks
used to set disk connectivity policy in a cluster, Setting the Connectivity Policy on a Shared Disk Group
VxFS file system resizing, Resizing Volumes using vxresize
vxmake
used to associate plexes with volumes, Attaching and Associating Plexes
used to associate subdisks with new plexes, Associating Subdisks with Plexes
used to create plexes, Creating Plexes, Adding a Mirror to a Volume
used to create striped plexes, Creating a Striped Plex
used to create subdisks, Creating Subdisks
used to create volumes, Creating a Volume Using vxmake
using description file with, Creating a Volume Using a vxmake Description File
vxmend
used to put plexes online, Putting a Volume in Maintenance Mode
used to re-enable plexes, Reattaching Plexes
used to take plexes offline, Taking Plexes Offline, Putting a Volume in Maintenance Mode
vxmirror
used to configure VxVM default behavior, Mirroring All Volumes
used to mirror volumes, Mirroring All Volumes
vxplex
used to add a RAID-5 log, Adding a RAID-5 Log using vxplex
used to attach plexes to volumes, Attaching and Associating Plexes, Adding a Mirror to a Volume
used to convert plexes to snapshots, Converting a Plex into a Snapshot Plex
used to copy plexes, Copying Plexes
used to detach plexes temporarily, Detaching Plexes
used to dissociate and remove plexes, Dissociating and Removing Plexes
used to dissociate plexes from volumes, Dissociating and Removing Plexes
used to move plexes, Moving Plexes
used to reattach plexes, Reattaching Plexes
used to remove mirrors, Removing a Mirror
used to remove plexes, Removing a Mirror
used to remove RAID-5 logs, Removing a RAID-5 Log
vxprint
used to display DCO information, Adding a DCO and DCO Volume
used to display plex information, Displaying Plex Information
used to display subdisk information, Displaying Subdisk Information
used to display volume information, Displaying Volume Information
used to identify RAID-5 log plexes, Removing a RAID-5 Log
used to list spare disks, Displaying Spare Disk Information
used with enclosure-based disk names, Using vxprint with Enclosure-Based Disk Names
vxrecover
used to prevent recovery, Starting a Volume
used to recover plexes, Partial Disk Failure Mail Messages
used to restart a volume, Starting a Volume
used to restart moved volumes, Splitting Disk Groups
vxrelayout
used to resume online relayout, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
used to reverse direction of online relayout, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
used to view status of online relayout, Viewing the Status of a Relayout
vxrelocd
hot-relocation daemon, How Hot-Relocation works
modifying behavior of, Modifying the Behavior of Hot-Relocation
notifying users other than root, Modifying the Behavior of Hot-Relocation
operation of, How Hot-Relocation works
preventing from running, Modifying the Behavior of Hot-Relocation
reducing performance impact of recovery, Modifying the Behavior of Hot-Relocation
vxres_lvmroot
used to create LVM root disks, Creating an LVM Root Disk from a VxVM Root Disk
vxresize
limitations, Resizing Volumes using vxresize
used to grow volumes and file systems, Resizing Volumes using vxresize
used to shrink volumes and file systems, Resizing Volumes using vxresize
vxrootmir
used to create VxVM root disk mirrors, Setting up a VxVM Root Disk and Mirror
vxsd
used to add log subdisk, Associating Log Subdisks
used to add subdisks to RAID-5 plexes, Associating Subdisks with Plexes
used to add subdisks to striped plexes, Associating Subdisks with Plexes
used to associate subdisks with existing plexes, Associating Subdisks with Plexes
used to dissociate subdisks, Dissociating Subdisks from Plexes
used to fill in sparse plexes, Associating Subdisks with Plexes
used to join subdisks, Joining Subdisks
used to move subdisk contents, Moving Subdisks
used to remove subdisks from VxVM, Dissociating Subdisks from Plexes
used to split subdisks, Splitting Subdisks
vxstat
used to determine failed disk, Partial Disk Failure Mail Messages
used to obtain disk performance statistics, Using I/O Statistics
used to obtain volume performance statistics, Printing Volume Statistics
used with clusters, Obtaining Cluster Performance Statistics
zeroing counters, Using I/O Statistics
vxtask
used to abort tasks, vxtask Usage
used to lists tasks, vxtask Usage
used to monitor online relayout, Viewing the Status of a Relayout
used to monitor tasks, vxtask Usage
used to pause online relayout, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
used to resume online relayout, Controlling the Progress of a Relayout
used to resume tasks, vxtask Usage
vxtrace used to trace volume operations, Tracing Volume Operations
vxunreloc
restarting after errors, Restarting vxunreloc After Errors
used to list original disks of hot-relocated subdisks, Examining which subdisks were hot-relocated from a disk
used to move subdisks after hot-relocation, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks using vxunreloc
used to specify different offsets for unrelocated subdisks, Forcing hot-relocated subdisks to accept different offsets
used to unrelocate subdisks after hot-relocation, Moving and Unrelocating Subdisks using vxunreloc
used to unrelocate subdisks to different disks, Moving hot-relocated subdisks to a different disk
VxVM
benefits to performance, Performance Guidelines
cluster functionality (CVM), Introduction
configuration daemon, Managing the Configuration Daemon in VxVM
configuring disk devices, Configuring Newly Added Disk Devices
configuring to create mirrored volumes, Mirroring All Volumes
dependency on operating system, VxVM and the Operating System
disk discovery, Discovering Disks and Dynamically Adding Disk Arrays
granularity of memory allocation by, voliomem_chunk_size
interaction with MC/ServiceGuard, Node Shutdown
limitations of shared disk groups, Limitations of Shared Disk Groups
maximum number of data plexes per volume, Volume Read Policies
maximum number of subdisks per plex, vol_subdisk_num
maximum number of volumes, vol_max_vol
maximum size of memory pool, voliomem_maxpool_sz
minimum size of memory pool, volraid_minpool_sz
objects in, Virtual Objects
operation in clusters, Overview of Cluster Volume Management
performance tuning, Tuning VxVM
shared objects in cluster, Activation Modes of Shared Disk Groups
size units, Creating Subdisks
task monitor, Monitoring and Controlling Tasks
types of volume layout, Types of Volume Layouts
upgrading, Upgrading a Disk Group
upgrading disk group version, Upgrading a Disk Group
use with MC/ServiceGuard in clusters, Cluster Initialization and Configuration
VxVM-rootable volumes
mirroring, Root Disk Mirrors
vxvol
used to configure exclusive access to a volume, Setting Exclusive Open Access to a Volume by a Node
used to disable FastResync, Disabling FastResync
used to enable FastResync, Enabling FastResync on a Volume
used to initialize volumes, Initializing and Starting a Volume
used to put volumes in maintenance mode, Putting a Volume in Maintenance Mode
used to resize logs, Resizing Volumes using vxvol
used to resize volumes, Resizing Volumes using vxvol
used to restart moved volumes, Splitting Disk Groups
used to set read policy, Changing the Read Policy for Mirrored Volumes
used to start volumes, Initializing and Starting a Volume, Starting a Volume
used to stop volumes, Stopping a Volume, Removing a Volume
used to zero out volumes, Initializing and Starting a Volume
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