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Running vxinstall to start VxVM

 To start VxVM using vxinstall

1. To start Veritas Volume Manager on the new node, use the vxinstall utility:

   # vxinstall

2. VxVM uses license keys to control access. As you run the utility, answer "n" when prompted about licensing; you installed the appropriate license when you ran the installsfrac utility:

   VxVM uses license keys to control access. If you have not yet installed a VxVM license key on your system, you will need to do so if you want to use the full functionality of the product.

   Licensing information:

   System host ID: 2653658338

   Host type: 9000/800/rp3410

   Are you prepared to enter a license key [y,n,q,?] (default: n)

   Do you want to use enclosure based names for all disks ?

   [y,n,q,?] (default: n)

   Populating VxVM DMP device directories ....

   V-5-1-0 vxvm:vxconfigd: NOTICE: Generating /etc/vx/array.info

   -

   The Volume Daemon has been enabled for transactions.

    Starting the relocation daemon, vxrelocd.

    Starting the cache deamon, vxcached.

    Starting the diskgroup config backup deamon, vxconfigbackupd.

    Starting the dg monitoring deamon, vxvvrsecdgd.

   Do you want to setup a system wide default disk group?

   [y,n,q,?] (default: y) n

3. Decline to set up a disk group for the node:

   Do you want to setup a system wide default disk group? [y,n,q,?] (default: y) n

   The installation is successfully completed.

4. Verify the daemons are up and running:

   # vxdisk list

   Make sure the output displays the shared disks without errors.