The following table provides a summary of common VxVM disk and dynamic disk group tasks.
Disk Setup Tasks:
Place new disks under VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) control
Adding a Disk to VxVM
Set up new dynamic disk groups
Creating a Dynamic Disk Group
Precautionary Tasks:
Place the boot (root) disk under Volume Manager control
Make an alternate boot (root) disk
Mirroring a Disk
Maintenance Tasks:
Place additional disks under VxVM control
Add more disk space to a dynamic disk group
Create additional dynamic disk groups
Upgrade a dynamic disk group
Upgrading a Dynamic Disk Group Version
Recovery Tasks:
Move volumes off failing disks
Evacuating a Disk
Replace failed disks
To replace a disk drive
Attempt to recover all volumes on a disk
Recovering Volumes on a Disk
Attempt to recover all volumes in a dynamic disk group
Recovering Volumes in Dynamic Disk Groups
Other Tasks:
Change a disk name
Renaming a Disk
Change a dynamic disk group name
Renaming Dynamic Disk Groups
Move objects between dynamic disk groups
Moving Objects Between Dynamic Disk Groups
Split a dynamic disk group
Splitting A Dynamic Disk Group
Join dynamic disk groups
Joining Dynamic Disk Groups
Restore access to an offline disk
Onlining a Disk
Temporarily prevent access to a dynamic disk group
Deporting Dynamic Disk Groups
Restore access to a deported dynamic disk group
Importing Dynamic Disk Groups
Remove a disk from VxVM control
Removing a Disk from a Dynamic Disk Group
Destroy a dynamic disk group (permanently)
Destroying a Dynamic Disk Group