The following table provides a summary of common VxVM volume tasks.
Volume Setup Tasks:
Create new volumes
Creating a Dynamic Volume
Precautionary Tasks:
Mirror (copy) volumes onto other disks for redundancy
Adding a Mirror to a Volume
Create mirrored volumes
Add a log to a volume
Adding a Log to a Volume
Maintenance Tasks:
Add space to volumes
Resizing a Dynamic Volume
Change volume layouts
Changing a Volume Layout
Add mirrors to volumes that should be redundant
Create a snapshot copy of a volume for backup
Using the Volume Snapshot Feature
Merge a snapshot copy of a volume with the original volume
Merging a Snapshot Volume (Volume Snapback)
Permanently break the association between a snapshot and its original volume
Dissociating a Snapshot Volume (Volume Snap Clear)
Abort the taking of a snapshot
Aborting a Snapshot
Move portions of volumes to other disk space
Moving a Subdisk
Recovery Tasks:
Attempt to recover a volume
Recovering a Volume
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 Dynamic Disk Groups
Prepare to restore a volume from backup
Other Tasks:
Change a volume name
Renaming a Volume
Restore access to a stopped volume
Remove a mirror from a volume
Removing a Mirror From a Volume
Remove a DRL log from a volume
Removing a Log From a Volume
Remove a RAID-5 log from a volume
Remove a volume
Deleting a Volume
Starting a volume
Temporarily prevent access to a volume
Stopping and Restarting a Volume
Temporarily prevent access to a volume mirror