Disk Task Roadmap

The following table provides a summary of common Volume Manager Storage Administrator disk and disk group tasks.

To do this...	Use this procedure...
Disk Setup Tasks:
Place new disk(s) under Volume Manager control	“Adding a Disk to the Volume Manager”
Set up new disk group(s)	“Creating a Disk Group”
Precautionary Tasks:
Add disk(s) as hot-relocation spare(s)	“Designating a Disk as a Hot-Relocation Spare”
Maintenance Tasks:
Place additional disks under Volume Manager control	“Adding a Disk to the Volume Manager”
Add more disk space to a disk group	“Adding a Disk to the Volume Manager”
Create additional disk groups	“Creating a Disk Group”
Upgrade a disk group	“Upgrading a Disk Group”
Recovery Tasks:
Move volumes off failing disks	“Evacuating a Disk”
Replace failed disk(s)	“Replacing a Disk”
Attempt to recover all volumes on a disk	“Recovering Volumes on a Disk”
Attempt to recover all volumes in a disk group	“Recovering Volumes in a Disk Group”
Other Tasks:
Change a disk's name	“Renaming a Disk”
Change a disk group's name	“Renaming a Disk Group”
Temporarily prevent access to a disk	“Offlining a Disk”
Restore access to an offline disk	“Onlining a Disk”
Temporarily prevent access to a disk group	“Deporting a Disk Group”
Restore access to a deported disk group	“Importing a Disk Group”
Remove a disk from Volume Manager control	“Removing a Disk”
Move a disk group to another system	“Moving a Disk Group”
Destroy a disk group (permanently)	“Destroying a Disk Group”

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