Glossary

An indication that an error or failure has occurred on an object on the system. When an object fails or experiences an error, an alert icon appears.

An icon that indicates that an error or failure has occurred on an object on the system. Alert icons usually appear in the status area of the main window and on the group icon of the affected object.

A window that provides information about objects that have failed or experienced errors.

A dialog box that is used to view and/or select existing objects on the system. Most browse dialog boxes consist of a tree and grid.

A window control that the user clicks to initiate a task or display another object (such as a window or menu).

Cluster file system. A VxFS file system mounted on a selected volume in cluster (shared) mode.

A control button used to select optional settings. A check mark usually indicates that a check box is selected.

Objects that belong to an object group.

A set of host machines (nodes) that shares a set of disks.

See CFS.

A log file that contains a history of VERITAS Volume Manager (VxVM) tasks performed in the current session and previous sessions. Each task is listed with the task originator, the start/finish times, the task status, and the low-level commands used to perform the task.

The physical disk device name (or disk access name).

A window in which the user submits information to VxVM. Dialog boxes can contain selectable buttons and/or fields that accept information.

A set of disks that are under VxVM control and share a common configuration. A disk group configuration is a set of records containing detailed information on existing VERITAS Volume Manager objects (such as disk and volume attributes) and their relationships. Each disk group has an administrator-assigned name. The root disk group (rootdg) is a special private disk group that always exists. Volumes can only be created on disks that belong to disk groups.

The VERITAS Volume Manager disk name (or disk media name). This is the logical name given to the disk by VxVM or the administrator.

To separate or attach the main window and a subwindow.

A disk array.

A disk region that does not contain VERITAS Volume Manager objects (subdisks).

A window that displays a graphical view of objects. In VxVM, the graphical views include the Object View window and the Volume Layout Details window.

A tabular display of objects and their properties. The grid lists VERITAS Volume Manager objects, disks, controllers, or file systems. The grid displays objects that belong to the group icon that is currently selected in the object tree. The grid is dynamic and constantly updates its contents to reflect changes to objects.

The icon that represents a specific object group.

Graphical User Interface.

A machine or system.

To start a task or open a window.

The main VERITAS Volume Manager window. This window contains a tree and grid that display volumes, disks, and other objects on the system. The main window also has a menu bar, a toolbar, and an optional Command Launcher.

A list of options or tasks. A menu item is selected by pointing to the item and clicking the mouse.

A bar that contains a set of menus for the current window. The menu bar is typically placed across the top of a window.

A copy of a volume and its data. There can be several mirrors per volume. The terms mirror and plex are used synonymously.

In the VxVM tree, a node is an element attached to the tree.

In a cluster environment, a node is a host machine in a cluster.

A group of objects of the same type. Each object group has a group icon and a group name. In VxVM, object groups include disk groups, disks, volumes, controllers, free disk pool disks, uninitialized disks, and file systems.

A dynamic hierarchical display of VERITAS Volume Manager objects and other objects on the system. Each node in the tree represents a group of objects of the same type.

A window that displays a graphical view of the volumes, disks, and other objects in a particular disk group. The objects displayed in this window are automatically updated when object properties change. This window can display detailed or basic information about volumes and disks.

A copy of a volume and its data. There can be several plexes per volume. The terms mirror and plex are used synonymously.

A context-sensitive menu that only appears when you click on a specific object or area.

A window that displays detailed information about a selected object.

A set of buttons used to select optional settings. Only one radio button in the set can be selected at any given time. These buttons toggle on or off.

Read-only mode allows you to view objects on the system through VxVM, but prevents administrative actions from taking effect.

A sliding control that is used to display different portions of the contents of a window.

The VERITAS Volume Manager search tool. The Search window provides a set of search options that can be used to search for objects on the system.

A context-sensitive menu that changes its menu options to match the type of object that is selected. By default, the Selected menu is greyed out. When an object is selected, the Selected menu provides access to tasks appropriate for the selected object.

A bar that separates two panes of a window (such as the object tree and the grid). A splitter can be used to adjust the sizes of the panes.

An area of the main window that displays an alert icon when an object fails or experiences some other error.

A set of contiguous disk blocks that form a logical disk segment. Subdisks are associated with plexes (mirrors) to form volumes.

A window that displays detailed information about a task listed in the Task Request Monitor window.

A window that displays a history of tasks performed in the current VERITAS Volume Manager session. Each task is listed with the task originator, the task status, and the start/ finish times for the task.

A set of buttons used to access VERITAS Volume Manager windows. These include another main window, a task request monitor, an alert monitor, a search window, and a customize window.

A dynamic hierarchical display of objects on the system. Each node in the tree represents a group of objects of the same type.

Disks that are not under VxVM control.

A virtual disk or entity that is made up of portions of one or more physical disks.

A window that displays a graphical view of a volume and its components. The objects displayed in this window are not automatically updated when the volume properties change.

A window that displays a tabular view of volumes and their underlying disks. This window can also display details such as the subdisks and gaps on each disk.

VERITAS File System.

VERITAS Volume Manager.