Disk Task Roadmap

The following table provides a summary of common VERITAS Volume Manager disk and dynamic disk group tasks.

To perform this task ...	Use this procedure ...
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	“Adding a Disk to VxVM”
Make an alternate boot (root) disk	“Mirroring a Disk ”
Maintenance Tasks:
Place additional disks under VxVM control	“Adding a Disk to VxVM”
Add more disk space to a dynamic disk group	“Adding a Disk to VxVM”
Create additional dynamic disk groups	“Creating a Dynamic Disk Group ”
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 ”

Disk Task Roadmap

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