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/dev/vx/dmp directory link 

/dev/vx/rdmp directory link 

/etc/default/vxassist file link link 

/etc/default/vxdg defaults file link 

/etc/default/vxdg file link 

/etc/default/vxdisk file link link 

/etc/default/vxse file link 

/etc/fstab file link 

/etc/volboot file link 

/etc/vx/darecs file link 

/etc/vx/disk.info file link 

/etc/vx/dmppolicy.info file link 

/etc/vx/volboot file link 

/sbin/init.d/vxvm-recover file link 

A

A/A disk arrays link 

A/A-A disk arrays link 

A/P disk arrays link 

A/P-C disk arrays link 

A/PF disk arrays link 

A/PF-C disk arrays link 

A/PG disk arrays link 

A/PG-C disk arrays link 

access port link 

activation modes for shared disk groups link 

ACTIVE

plex state link 

volume state link 

active path attribute link 

ACTIVE state link 

Active/Active disk arrays link 

Active/Passive disk arrays link 

adaptive load-balancing link 

adding disks link 

alignment constraints link 

allocation

site-based link 

allsites attribute link 

APM

configuring link 

application volumes link 

array policy module (APM)

configuring link 

array ports

disabling for DMP link 

displaying information about link 

enabling for DMP link 

array support library (ASL) link 

ASL

array support library link 

Asymmetric Active/Active disk arrays link 

ATTACHING state link 

attributes

active link 

autogrow link link 

autogrowby link 

cache link 

cachesize link 

comment link link 

dcolen link link link 

dgalign_checking link 

displaying for rules link 

drl link link 

fastresync link link link 

for specifying storage link 

for Storage Expert link 

hasdcolog link 

highwatermark link 

init link 

len link 

listing for rules link 

loglen link 

logtype link 

maxautogrow link 

maxdev link 

mirdg link 

mirvol link 

name link link 

ncachemirror link 

ndcomirror link link link 

ndcomirs link link 

newvol link 

nmirror link 

nomanual link 

nopreferred link 

plex link 

preferred priority link 

primary link 

putil link link 

secondary link 

sequential DRL link 

setting for paths link 

setting for rules link 

snapvol link link 

source link link 

standby link 

subdisk link 

syncing link link 

tutil link link 

auto disk type link 

autogrow

tuning link 

autogrow attribute link link 

autogrowby attribute link 

autotrespass mode link 

B

backups

created using snapshots link 

creating for volumes link 

creating using instant snapshots link 

creating using third-mirror snapshots link 

for multiple volumes link link 

implementing online link 

of disk group configuration link 

balanced path policy link 

base minor number link 

blocks on disks link 

boot disk group link 

bootdg link 

BROKEN state link 

C

c# link link 

c#t#d# link 

c#t#d# based naming link 

cache attribute link 

cache objects

creating link 

enabling link 

listing snapshots in link 

caches

creating link 

deleting link 

finding out snapshots configured on link 

growing link 

listing snapshots in link 

removing link 

resizing link 

shrinking link 

stopping link 

used by space-optimized instant snapshots link 

cachesize attribute link 

Campus Cluster feature

administering link 

campus clusters

administering link 

serial split brain condition in link 

cascade instant snapshots link 

cascaded snapshot hierarchies

creating link 

categories

disks link 

CDS

alignment constraints link 

compatible disk groups link 

disk format link 

cds attribute link 

cdsdisk format link 

check_all policy link 

check_alternate policy link 

check_disabled policy link 

check_periodic policy link 

checkpoint interval link 

CLEAN

plex state link 

volume state link 

clone_disk flag link 

cloned disks link 

cluster functionality

enabling link 

shared disks link 

cluster protocol version

checking link 

number link 

upgrading link 

clusters

activating disk groups link 

activating shared disk groups link 

activation modes for shared disk groups link 

benefits link 

checking cluster protocol version link 

cluster protocol version number link 

cluster-shareable disk groups link 

configuration link 

configuring exclusive open of volume by node link 

connectivity policies link 

converting shared disk groups to private link 

creating shared disk groups link 

designating shareable disk groups link 

detach policies link 

forcibly adding disks to disk groups link 

forcibly importing disk groups link 

importing disk groups as shared link 

initialization link 

introduced link 

limitations of shared disk groups link 

listing shared disk groups link 

maximum number of nodes in link 

moving objects between disk groups link 

node abort link 

node shutdown link 

nodes link 

operation of DRL in link link 

operation of vxconfigd in link 

operation of VxVM in link 

private disk groups link 

private networks link 

protection against simultaneous writes link 

reconfiguration of link 

resolving disk status in link 

setting disk connectivity policies in link 

setting failure policies in link 

shared disk groups link 

shared objects link 

splitting disk groups in link 

upgrading cluster protocol version link 

upgrading online link 

use of DMP in link 

vol_fmr_logsz tunable link 

volume reconfiguration link 

vxclustadm link 

vxdctl link 

vxrecover link 

vxstat link 

cluster-shareable disk groups in clusters link 

columns

changing number of link 

checking number in volume link 

in striping link 

mirroring in striped-mirror volumes link 

comment

plex attribute link 

subdisk attribute link 

concatenated volumes link link 

concatenated-mirror volumes

converting to mirrored-concatenated link 

creating link 

defined link 

recovery link 

concatenation link 

condition flags for plexes link 

configuration backup and restoration link 

configuration changes

monitoring using vxnotify link 

configuration copies for disk group link 

configuration database

checking number of copies link 

checking size of link 

copy size link 

in private region link 

listing disks with link 

metadata link 

reducing size of link 

configuring

shared disks link 

connectivity policies link 

setting for disk groups link 

controllers

checking for disabled link 

disabling for DMP link 

disabling in DMP link 

displaying information about link 

enabling for DMP link 

mirroring across link link 

number link 

specifying to vxassist link 

upgrading firmware link 

controllers, mirroring guidelines link 

converting disks link 

copymaps link 

copy-on-write

used by instant snapshots link 

Cross-platform Data Sharing (CDS)

alignment constraints link 

disk format link 

CVM

cluster functionality of VxVM link 

D

d# link link 

data change object

DCO link 

data redundancy link link link 

data volume configuration link 

database replay logs and sequential DRL link 

databases

resilvering link 

resynchronizing link 

DCO

adding to RAID-5 volumes link 

adding version 0 DCOs to volumes link 

adding version 20 DCOs to volumes link 

calculating plex size for version 20 link 

considerations for disk layout link 

creating volumes with version 0 DCOs attached link 

creating volumes with version 20 DCOs attached link 

data change object link 

determining version of link 

dissociating version 0 DCOs from volumes link 

effect on disk group split and join link 

log plexes link 

log volume link 

moving log plexes link link 

reattaching version 0 DCOs to volumes link 

removing version 0 DCOs from volumes link 

specifying storage for version 0 plexes link 

specifying storage for version 20 plexes link 

used with DRL link 

version 0 link 

version 20 link 

versioning link 

dcolen attribute link link link 

DCOSNP

plex state link 

DDL link 

Device Discovery Layer link 

decision support

implementing link 

default disk group link 

defaultdg link link 

defaults

for vxdisk link link 

description file with vxmake link 

detach policy

global link 

local link 

DETACHED

plex kernel state link 

volume kernel state link 

device discovery

introduced link 

partial link 

Device Discovery Layer link 

Device Discovery Layer (DDL) link link 

device files to access volumes link link 

device names link link 

configuring persistent link 

device nodes

controlling access for volume sets link 

displaying access for volume sets link 

enabling access for volume sets link 

for volume sets link 

devices

adding foreign link 

fabric link 

metadevices link 

pathname link 

dgalign_checking attribute link 

dgfailpolicy attribute link 

dirty bits in DRL link 

dirty flags set on volumes link 

dirty region logging. See DRL

dirty regions link 

disable failure policy link 

DISABLED

plex kernel state link 

volume kernel state link 

disabled paths link 

disk access records

stored in /etc/vx/darecs link 

disk arrays

A/A link 

A/A-A link 

A/P link 

A/P-C link 

A/PF link 

A/PF-C link 

A/PG link 

A/PG-C link 

Active/Active link 

Active/Passive link 

adding disks to DISKS category link 

adding vendor-supplied support package link 

Asymmetric Active/Active link 

defined link 

excluding support for link 

listing excluded link 

listing supported link 

listing supported disks in DISKS category link 

multipathed link 

re-including support for link 

removing disks from DISKS category link 

removing vendor-supplied support package link 

disk drives

variable geometry link 

disk duplexing link link 

disk groups

activating shared link 

activation in clusters link 

adding disks to link 

avoiding conflicting minor numbers on import link 

boot disk group link 

bootdg link 

checking for non-imported link 

checking initialized disks link 

checking number of configuration copies in link 

checking on disk config size link 

checking size of configuration database link 

checking version number link 

clearing locks on disks link 

cluster-shareable link 

compatible with CDS link 

configuration backup and restoration link 

configuring site consistency on link 

configuring site-based allocation on link 

converting to private link 

creating link 

creating shared link 

creating with old version number link 

default disk group link 

defaultdg link 

defaults file for shared link 

defined link 

deporting link 

designating as shareable link 

destroying link 

determining the default disk group link 

disabling link 

displaying boot disk group link 

displaying default disk group link 

displaying free space in link 

displaying information about link 

displaying version of link 

effect of size on private region link 

elimination of rootdg link 

failure policy link 

features supported by version link 

forcing import of link 

free space in link 

impact of number of configuration copies on performance link 

importing link 

importing as shared link 

importing forcibly link 

importing with cloned disks link 

joining link link 

layout of DCO plexes link 

limitations of move, split, and join link 

listing objects affected by a move link 

listing shared link 

making site consistent link 

moving between systems link 

moving disks between link link 

moving licensed EMC disks between link 

moving objects between link link 

moving objects in clusters link 

names reserved by system link 

nodg link 

number of spare disks link 

private in clusters link 

recovering destroyed link 

recovery from failed reconfiguration link 

removing disks from link 

renaming link 

reorganizing link 

reserving minor numbers link 

restarting moved volumes link link link 

root link 

rootdg link link 

serial split brain condition link 

setting connectivity policies in clusters link 

setting default disk group link 

setting failure policies in clusters link 

setting number of configuration copies link 

shared in clusters link 

specifying to commands link 

splitting link link 

splitting in clusters link 

Storage Expert rules link 

upgrading version of link link 

version link link 

disk media names link link 

disk names link 

configuring persistent link 

disk sparing

Storage Expert rules link 

disk## link 

disk##-## link 

diskdetpolicy attribute link 

diskgroup## link 

disks link 

adding link 

adding to disk groups link 

adding to disk groups forcibly link 

adding to DISKS category link 

array support library link 

auto-configured link 

categories link 

CDS format link 

changing default layout attributes link 

changing naming scheme link 

checking for failed link 

checking initialized disks not in disk group link 

checking number of configuration copies in disk group link 

checking proportion spare in disk group link 

clearing locks on link 

cloned link 

complete failure messages link 

configuring newly added link 

configuring persistent names link 

converting link 

default initialization values link 

determining failed link 

Device Discovery Layer link 

disabled path link 

discovery of by VxVM link 

disk access records file link 

disk arrays link 

displaying information link link 

displaying information about link link 

displaying spare link 

dynamic LUN expansion link 

EFI link 

enabled path link 

enabling link 

enabling Extended Copy Service link 

enclosures link 

excluding free space from hot-relocation use link 

failure handled by hot-relocation link 

formatting link 

handling duplicated identifiers link 

hot-relocation link 

HP format link 

initializing link link 

installing link 

invoking discovery of link 

layout of DCO plexes link 

listing tags on link 

listing those supported in JBODs link 

making available for hot-relocation link 

making free space available for hot-relocation use link 

marking as spare link 

media name link 

metadevices link 

mirroring volumes on link 

moving between disk groups link link 

moving disk groups between systems link 

moving volumes from link 

names link 

naming schemes link 

nopriv link 

number link 

obtaining performance statistics link 

OTHER_DISKS category link 

partial failure messages link 

postponing replacement link 

primary path link 

putting under control of VxVM link 

reinitializing link 

releasing from disk groups link 

removing link link 

removing from disk groups link 

removing from DISKS category link 

removing from pool of hot-relocation spares link 

removing from VxVM control link link 

removing tags from link 

removing with subdisks link 

renaming link 

replacing link 

replacing removed link 

reserving for special purposes link 

resolving status in clusters link 

scanning for link 

secondary path link 

setting connectivity policies in clusters link 

setting failure policies in clusters link 

setting tags on link 

simple link 

spare link 

specifying to vxassist link 

stripe unit size link 

tagging with site name link 

taking offline link 

UDID flag link 

unique identifier link 

unreserving link 

upgrading contoller firmware link 

VM link 

writing a new identifier to link 

DISKS category link 

adding disks link 

listing supported disks link 

removing disks link 

DMP

check_all restore policy link 

check_alternate restore policy link 

check_disabled restore policy link 

check_periodic restore policy link 

configuring DMP path restoration policies link 

configuring I/O throttling link 

configuring response to I/O errors link 

disabling array ports link 

disabling controllers link 

disabling multipathing link 

disabling paths link 

displaying DMP database information link 

displaying DMP node for a path link 

displaying DMP node for an enclosure link 

displaying information about array ports link 

displaying information about controllers link 

displaying information about enclosures link 

displaying information about paths link 

displaying LUN group for a node link 

displaying paths controlled by DMP node link 

displaying paths for a controller link 

displaying paths for an array port link 

displaying recoveryoption values link 

displaying status of DMP error handling thread link 

displaying status of DMP path restoration thread link 

displaying TPD information link 

dynamic multipathing link 

enabling array ports link 

enabling controllers link 

enabling multipathing link 

enabling paths link 

enclosure-based naming link 

gathering I/O statistics link 

in a clustered environment link 

load balancing link 

logging levels link 

metanodes link 

nodes link 

path aging link 

path failover mechanism link 

path-switch tunable link 

renaming an enclosure link 

restore policy link 

scheduling I/O on secondary paths link 

setting the DMP restore polling interval link 

stopping the DMP restore daemon link 

vxdmpadm link 

dmp_cache_open tunable link 

dmp_enable_restore_daemon tunable link 

dmp_failed_io_threshold tunable link 

dmp_health_time tunable link 

dmp_log_level tunable link 

dmp_path_age tunable link 

dmp_pathswitch_blks_shift tunable link 

dmp_probe_idle_lun tunable link 

dmp_queue_depth tunable link 

dmp_restore_daemon_cycles tunable link 

dmp_restore_daemon_interval tunable link 

dmp_restore_daemon_policy tunable link 

dmp_retry_count tunable link 

dmp_retry_timeout tunable link 

dmp_scsi_timeout tunable link 

DRL

adding log subdisks link 

adding logs to mirrored volumes link 

checking existence of link 

checking existence of mirror link 

creating volumes with DRL enabled link 

determining if active link 

determining if enabled link 

dirty bits link 

dirty region logging link 

disabling link 

enabling on volumes link 

handling recovery in clusters link 

hot-relocation limitations link 

log subdisks link 

maximum number of dirty regions link 

minimum number of sectors link 

operation in clusters link 

recovery map in version 20 DCO link 

re-enabling link 

removing logs from mirrored volumes link 

removing support for link 

sequential link 

use of DCO with link 

drl attribute link link 

DRL guidelines link 

duplexing link link 

dynamic LUN expansion link 

E

ecopy link 

EFI disks link 

EMC arrays

moving disks between disk groups link 

EMC PowerPath

coexistence with DMP link 

EMC Symmetrix

autodiscovery link 

EMPTY

plex state link 

volume state link 

ENABLED

plex kernel state link 

volume kernel state link 

enabled paths, displaying link 

enclosure-based naming link link link 

displayed by vxprint link 

DMP link 

enclosures link 

discovering disk access names in link 

displaying information about link 

issues with nopriv disks link 

issues with simple disks link 

mirroring across link 

setting attributes of paths link 

error messages

Association count is incorrect link 

Association not resolved link 

Cannot auto-import group link 

Configuration records are inconsistent link 

Disk for disk group not found link 

Disk group has no valid configuration copies link link 

Disk group version doesn't support feature link 

Disk is in use by another host link 

Disk is used by one or more subdisks link 

Disk not moving, but subdisks on it are link 

Duplicate record in configuration link 

import failed link 

No valid disk found containing disk group link 

tmpsize too small to perform this relayout link 

Volume has different organization in each mirror link 

vxdg listmove failed link 

errord daemon link 

exclusive-write mode link 

exclusivewrite mode link 

explicit failover mode link 

Extended Copy Service

enabling for a disk link 

introduced link 

Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) disks link 

F

fabric devices link 

FAILFAST flag link 

failover link link 

failover mode link 

failure handled by hot-relocation link 

failure in RAID-5 handled by hot-relocation link 

failure policies link 

setting for disk groups link 

FastResync

checking if enabled on volumes link 

disabling on volumes link 

effect of growing volume on link 

enabling on new volumes link 

enabling on volumes link 

limitations link 

Non-Persistent link 

Persistent link link 

size of bitmap link 

snapshot enhancements link 

use with snapshots link 

fastresync attribute link link link 

file systems

growing using vxresize link 

shrinking using vxresize link 

unmounting link 

fire drill

defined link 

testing link 

firmware

upgrading link 

FMR. See FastResync

foreign devices

adding link 

formatting disks link 

free space in disk groups link 

fullinst snapshot type link 

full-sized instant snapshots link 

creating link 

creating volumes for use as link 

G

GAB link 

global detach policy link 

Group Membership and Atomic Broadcast (GAB) link 

guidelines

DRL link 

mirroring link 

RAID-5 link 

H

hasdcolog attribute link 

HFS file systems

resizing link 

highwatermark attribute link 

host failures link 

hostnames

checking link 

hot-relocation

complete failure messages link 

configuration summary link 

daemon link 

defined link 

detecting disk failure link 

detecting plex failure link 

detecting RAID-5 subdisk failure link 

excluding free space on disks from use by link 

limitations link 

making free space on disks available for use by link 

marking disks as spare link 

modifying behavior of link 

notifying users other than root link 

operation of link 

partial failure messages link 

preventing from running link 

reducing performance impact of recovery link 

removing disks from spare pool link 

Storage Expert rules link 

subdisk relocation link 

subdisk relocation messages link 

unrelocating subdisks link 

unrelocating subdisks using vxassist link 

unrelocating subdisks using vxdiskadm link 

unrelocating subdisks using vxunreloc link 

use of free space in disk groups link 

use of spare disks link 

use of spare disks and free space link 

using only spare disks for link 

vxrelocd link 

HP disk format link 

hpdisk format link 

I

I/O

gathering statistics for DMP link 

kernel threads link 

scheduling on secondary paths link 

throttling link 

use of statistics in performance tuning link 

using traces for performance tuning link 

I/O operations

maximum size of link 

I/O policy

displaying link 

example link 

specifying link 

I/O throttling link 

identifiers for tasks link 

idle LUNs link 

implicit failover mode link 

init attribute link 

initialization

default attributes link 

of disks link link 

initialization of disks link 

instant snapshots

backing up multiple volumes link 

cascaded link 

creating backups link 

creating for volume sets link 

creating full-sized link 

creating space-optimized link 

creating volumes for use as full-sized link 

displaying information about link 

dissociating link 

full-sized link 

improving performance of synchronization link 

reattaching link 

refreshing link 

removing link 

removing support for link 

restoring volumes using link 

space-optimized link 

splitting hierarchies link 

synchronizing link 

Intelligent Storage Provisioning (ISP) link 

intent logging link 

INVALID volume state link 

ioctl calls link link 

IOFAIL plex condition link 

IOFAIL plex state link 

ISP volumes link 

J

JBODs

adding disks to DISKS category link 

listing supported disks link 

removing disks from DISKS category link 

K

kernel states

for plexes link 

volumes link 

L

layered volumes

converting to non-layered link 

defined link link 

striped-mirror link 

layout attributes

changing for disks link 

layouts

changing default used by vxassist link 

left-symmetric link 

specifying default link 

types of volume link 

leave failure policy link 

left-symmetric layout link 

len subdisk attribute link 

LIF area link 

LIF LABEL record link 

link objects link 

linked break-off snapshots link 

creating link 

linked third-mirror snapshots

reattaching link 

load balancing link 

across nodes in a cluster link 

displaying policy for link 

specifying policy for link 

load-balancing

specifying policy for link 

local detach policy link 

lock clearing on disks link 

LOG plex state link 

log subdisks link 

associating with plexes link 

DRL link 

logdisk link link link 

logical units link 

loglen attribute link 

logs

adding DRL log link 

adding for RAID-5 link 

adding sequential DRL logs link 

adding to volumes link 

checking for disabled link 

checking for multiple RAID-5 logs on same disk link 

RAID-5 link link 

removing DRL log link 

removing for RAID-5 link 

removing sequential DRL logs link 

resizing using vxvol link 

specifying number for RAID-5 link 

usage with volumes link 

logtype attribute link 

LUN link 

LUN expansion link 

LUN group failover link 

LUN groups

displaying details of link 

LUNs

idle link 

M

maps

adding to volumes link 

usage with volumes link 

master node

defined link 

discovering link 

maxautogrow attribute link 

maxdev attribute link 

memory

granularity of allocation by VxVM link 

maximum size of pool for VxVM link 

minimum size of pool for VxVM link 

persistence of FastResync in link 

messages

complete disk failure link 

hot-relocation of subdisks link 

partial disk failure link 

metadata link 

metadevices link 

metanodes

DMP link 

minimum queue load balancing policy link 

minor numbers link 

mirbrk snapshot type link 

mirdg attribute link 

mirrored volumes

adding DRL logs link 

adding sequential DRL logs link 

changing read policies for link 

checking existence of mirrored DRL link 

checking existence of without DRL link 

configuring VxVM to create by default link 

creating link 

creating across controllers link link 

creating across enclosures link 

creating across targets link 

defined link 

dirty region logging link 

DRL link 

FastResync link 

FR link 

logging link 

performance link 

removing DRL logs link 

removing sequential DRL logs link 

snapshots link 

mirrored-concatenated volumes

converting to concatenated-mirror link 

creating link 

defined link 

mirrored-stripe volumes

benefits of link 

checking configuration link 

converting to striped-mirror link 

creating link 

defined link 

performance link 

mirroring

defined link 

guidelines link 

mirroring controllers link 

mirroring plus striping link 

mirrors

adding to volumes link 

boot disk link 

creating of VxVM root disk link 

creating snapshot link 

defined link 

removing from volumes link 

specifying number of link 

mirvol attribute link 

mirvol snapshot type link 

multipathing

disabling link 

displaying information about link 

enabling link 

Multi-Volume Support link 

N

names

changing for disk groups link 

defining for snapshot volumes link 

device link link 

disk link 

disk media link link 

plex link 

plex attribute link 

renaming disks link 

subdisk link 

subdisk attribute link 

VM disk link 

volume link 

naming scheme

changing for disks link 

changing for TPD enclosures link 

for disk devices link 

ncachemirror attribute link 

ndcomirror attribute link link link 

ndcomirs attribute link link 

NEEDSYNC volume state link 

newvol attribute link 

nmirror attribute link link 

NODAREC plex condition link 

nodes

DMP link 

in clusters link 

maximum number in a cluster link 

node abort in clusters link 

requesting status of link 

shutdown in clusters link 

use of vxclustadm to control cluster functionality link 

NODEVICE plex condition link 

nodg link 

nomanual path attribute link 

non-autotrespass mode link 

non-layered volume conversion link 

Non-Persistent FastResync link 

nopreferred path attribute link 

nopriv disk type link 

nopriv disks

issues with enclosures link 

O

objects

physical link 

virtual link 

off-host processing link link 

OFFLINE plex state link 

online backups

implementing link 

online invalid status link 

online relayout

changing number of columns link 

changing region size link 

changing speed of link 

changing stripe unit size link 

combining with conversion link 

controlling progress of link 

defined link 

destination layouts link 

failure recovery link 

how it works link 

limitations link 

monitoring tasks for link 

pausing link 

performing link 

resuming link 

reversing direction of link 

specifying non-default link 

specifying plexes link 

specifying task tags for link 

temporary area link 

transformation characteristics link 

transformations and volume length link 

types of transformation link 

viewing status of link 

online status link 

ordered allocation link link link 

OS-based naming link 

OTHER_DISKS category link 

overlapped seeks link 

P

parity in RAID-5 link 

partial device discovery link 

partition size

displaying the value of link 

specifying link 

path aging link 

path failover in DMP link 

pathgroups

creating link 

paths

disabling for DMP link 

enabling for DMP link 

setting attributes of link 

performance

analyzing data link 

benefits of using VxVM link 

changing values of tunables link 

combining mirroring and striping link 

effect of read policies link 

examining ratio of reads to writes link 

hot spots identified by I/O traces link 

impact of number of disk group configuration copies link 

improving for instant snapshot synchronization link 

load balancing in DMP link 

mirrored volumes link 

monitoring link 

moving volumes to improve link 

obtaining statistics for disks link 

obtaining statistics for volumes link 

RAID-5 volumes link 

setting priorities link 

striped volumes link 

striping to improve link 

tracing volume operations link 

tuning large systems link 

tuning VxVM link 

using I/O statistics link 

persistent device name database link 

persistent device naming link 

Persistent FastResync link link link 

physical disks

adding to disk groups link 

clearing locks on link 

complete failure messages link 

determining failed link 

displaying information link 

displaying information about link link 

displaying spare link 

enabling link 

excluding free space from hot-relocation use link 

failure handled by hot-relocation link 

initializing link 

installing link 

making available for hot-relocation link 

making free space available for hot-relocation use link 

marking as spare link 

moving between disk groups link link 

moving disk groups between systems link 

moving volumes from link 

partial failure messages link 

postponing replacement link 

releasing from disk groups link 

removing link link 

removing from disk groups link 

removing from pool of hot-relocation spares link 

removing with subdisks link 

replacing link 

replacing removed link 

reserving for special purposes link 

spare link 

taking offline link 

unreserving link 

physical objects link 

ping-pong effect link 

plex attribute link 

plex conditions

IOFAIL link 

NODAREC link 

NODEVICE link 

RECOVER link 

REMOVED link 

plex kernel states

DETACHED link 

DISABLED link 

ENABLED link 

plex states

ACTIVE link 

CLEAN link 

DCOSNP link 

EMPTY link 

IOFAIL link 

LOG link 

OFFLINE link 

SNAPATT link 

SNAPDIS link 

SNAPDONE link 

SNAPTMP link 

STALE link 

TEMP link 

TEMPRM link 

TEMPRMSD link 

plexes

adding to snapshots link 

associating log subdisks with link 

associating subdisks with link 

associating with volumes link 

attaching to volumes link 

changing attributes link 

changing read policies for link 

checking for detached link 

checking for disabled link 

comment attribute link 

complete failure messages link 

condition flags link 

converting to snapshot link 

copying link 

creating link 

creating striped link 

defined link 

detaching from volumes temporarily link 

disconnecting from volumes link 

displaying information about link 

dissociating from volumes link 

dissociating subdisks from link 

failure in hot-relocation link 

kernel states link 

limit on number per volume link 

maximum number of subdisks link 

maximum number per volume link 

mirrors link 

moving link link link 

name attribute link 

names link 

partial failure messages link 

putil attribute link 

putting online link link 

reattaching link 

recovering after correctable hardware failure link 

removing link 

removing from volumes link 

sparse link link link link 

specifying for online relayout link 

states link 

striped link 

taking offline link link 

tutil attribute link 

types link 

polling interval for DMP restore link 

PowerPath

coexistence with DMP link 

prefer read policy link 

preferred plex

read policy link 

preferred priority path attribute link 

primary path link link 

primary path attribute link 

priority load balancing link 

private disk groups

converting from shared link 

in clusters link 

private network

in clusters link 

private region

checking size of configuration database link 

configuration database link 

defined link 

effect of large disk groups on link 

public region link 

putil

plex attribute link 

subdisk attribute link 

R

RAID-0 link 

RAID-0+1 link 

RAID-1 link 

RAID-1+0 link 

RAID-5

adding logs link 

adding subdisks to plexes link 

checking existence of log link 

checking log is mirrored link 

checking size of log link 

guidelines link 

hot-relocation limitations link 

logs link link 

parity link 

removing logs link 

specifying number of logs link 

subdisk failure handled by hot-relocation link 

volumes link 

RAID-5 volumes

adding DCOs to link 

adding logs link 

changing number of columns link 

changing stripe unit size link 

checking existence of RAID-5 log link 

checking number of columns link 

checking RAID-5 log is mirrored link 

checking size of RAID-5 log link 

creating link 

defined link 

performance link 

removing logs link 

raw device nodes

controlling access for volume sets link 

displaying access for volume sets link 

enabling access for volume sets link 

for volume sets link 

read policies

changing link 

performance of link 

prefer link 

round link 

select link 

siteread link link link link 

read-only mode link 

readonly mode link 

RECOVER plex condition link 

recovery

checkpoint interval link 

I/O delay link 

preventing on restarting volumes link 

recovery accelerator link 

recovery time

Storage Expert rules link 

redo log configuration link 

redundancy

checking for volumes link 

of data on mirrors link 

of data on RAID-5 link 

redundant-loop access link 

region link 

regionsize attribute link link link 

reinitialization of disks link 

relayout

changing number of columns link 

changing region size link 

changing speed of link 

changing stripe unit size link 

combining with conversion link 

controlling progress of link 

limitations link 

monitoring tasks for link 

online link 

pausing link 

performing online link 

resuming link 

reversing direction of link 

specifying non-default link 

specifying plexes link 

specifying task tags for link 

storage link 

transformation characteristics link 

types of transformation link 

viewing status of link 

relocation

automatic link 

complete failure messages link 

limitations link 

partial failure messages link 

Remote Mirror feature

administering link 

remote mirrors

administering link 

REMOVED plex condition link 

removing disks link 

removing physical disks link 

replacing disks link 

replay logs and sequential DRL link 

REPLAY volume state link 

resilvering

databases link 

restoration of disk group configuration link 

restore policy

check_all link 

check_alternate link 

check_disabled link 

check_periodic link 

restored daemon link 

restrictions

VxVM-bootable volumes link 

resyncfromoriginal snapback link 

resyncfromreplica snapback link 

resynchronization

checkpoint interval link 

I/O delay link 

of volumes link 

resynchronizing

databases link 

root disk

creating mirrors link 

root disk group link link 

root disks

creating LVM from VxVM link 

creating VxVM link 

removing LVM link 

root mirrors

checking link 

root volumes

booting link 

rootability link 

checking link 

rootdg link 

round read policy link 

round-robin

load balancing link 

read policy link 

rules

attributes link 

checking attribute values link 

checking disk group configuration copies link 

checking disk group version number link 

checking for full disk group configuration database link 

checking for initialized disks link 

checking for mirrored DRL link 

checking for multiple RAID-5 logs on a disk link 

checking for non-imported disk groups link 

checking for non-mirrored RAID-5 log link 

checking for RAID-5 log link 

checking hardware link 

checking hot-relocation link 

checking mirrored volumes without a DRL link 

checking mirrored-stripe volumes link 

checking number of configuration copies in disk group link 

checking number of RAID-5 columns link 

checking number of spare disks link 

checking number of stripe columns link 

checking on disk config size link 

checking plex and volume states link 

checking RAID-5 log size link 

checking rootability link 

checking stripe unit size link 

checking system name link 

checking volume redundancy link 

definitions link link 

finding information about link 

for checking hardware link 

for checking rootability link 

for checking system name link 

for disk groups link 

for disk sparing link 

for recovery time link 

for striped mirror volumes link 

listing attributes link 

result types link 

running link 

setting values of attributes link 

S

scandisks

vxdisk subcommand link 

secondary path link 

secondary path attribute link 

secondary path display link 

select read policy link 

sequential DRL

defined link 

maximum number of dirty regions link 

sequential DRL attribute link 

serial split brain condition link 

correcting link 

in campus clusters link 

in disk groups link 

shared disk groups

activating link 

activation modes link 

converting to private link 

creating link 

importing link 

in clusters link 

limitations of link 

listing link 

shared disks, configuring link 

shared-read mode link 

sharedread mode link 

shared-write mode link 

sharedwrite mode link 

simple disk type link 

simple disks

issues with enclosures link 

single active path policy link 

Site Awareness license link 

site consistency

configuring link 

defined link 

site failure

simulating link 

site failures

host failures link 

loss of connectivity link 

recovery from link link 

scenarios and recovery procedures link 

storage failures link 

site storage class link 

site-based allocation

configuring for disk groups link 

configuring for volumes link 

defined link 

site-based consistency

configuring on existing disk groups link 

siteconsistent attribute link 

siteread read policy link link link link 

sites

reattaching link 

size units link 

slave nodes

defined link 

SmartSync link 

disabling on shared disk groups link 

enabling on shared disk groups link 

snap objects link 

snap volume naming link 

snapabort link 

SNAPATT plex state link 

snapback

defined link 

merging snapshot volumes link 

resyncfromoriginal link 

resyncfromreplica link link 

snapclear

creating independent volumes link 

SNAPDIS plex state link 

SNAPDONE plex state link 

snapmir snapshot type link 

snapshot hierarchies

creating link 

splitting link 

snapshot mirrors

adding to volumes link 

removing from volumes link 

snapshots

adding mirrors to volumes link 

adding plexes to link 

and FastResync link 

backing up multiple volumes link link 

backing up volumes online using link 

cascaded link 

comparison of features link 

converting plexes to link 

creating a hierarchy of link 

creating backups using third-mirror link 

creating for volume sets link 

creating full-sized instant link 

creating independent volumes link 

creating instant link 

creating linked break-off link 

creating snapshots of link 

creating space-optimized instant link 

creating third-mirror break-off link 

creating volumes for use as full-sized instant link 

defining names for link 

displaying information about link 

displaying information about instant link 

dissociating instant link 

emulation of third-mirror link 

finding out those configured on a cache link 

full-sized instant link link 

hierarchy of link 

improving performance of synchronization link 

linked break-off link 

listing for a cache link 

merging with original volumes link 

of volumes link 

on multiple volumes link 

reattaching instant link 

reattaching linked third-mirror link 

refreshing instant link 

removing link 

removing instant link 

removing linked snapshots from volumes link 

removing mirrors from volumes link 

restoring from instant link 

resynchronization on snapback link 

resynchronizing volumes from link 

space-optimized instant link link 

synchronizing instant link 

third-mirror link 

use of copy-on-write mechanism link 

snapstart link 

SNAPTMP plex state link 

snapvol attribute link link 

snapwait link link 

source attribute link link 

spaceopt snapshot type link 

space-optimized instant snapshots link 

creating link 

spanned volumes link 

spanning link 

spare disks

checking proportion in disk group link 

displaying link 

marking disks as link 

used for hot-relocation link 

sparse plexes link link link link 

STALE plex state link 

standby path attribute link 

states

for plexes link 

of link objects link 

volume link 

statistics gathering link 

storage

ordered allocation of link link link 

storage attributes and volume layout link 

storage cache

used by space-optimized instant snapshots link 

Storage Expert

check keyword link 

checking default values of rule attributes link 

command-line syntax link 

diagnosing configuration issues link 

info keyword link 

introduced link 

list keyword link 

listing rule attributes link 

obtaining a description of a rule link 

requirements link 

rule attributes link 

rule definitions link link 

rule result types link 

rules link 

rules engine link 

run keyword link 

running a rule link 

setting values of rule attributes link 

vxse link 

storage failures link 

storage processor link 

storage relayout link 

stripe columns link 

stripe unit size recommendations link 

stripe units

changing size link 

checking size link 

defined link 

striped plexes

adding subdisks link 

defined link 

striped volumes

changing number of columns link 

changing stripe unit size link 

checking number of columns link 

checking stripe unit size link 

creating link 

defined link 

failure of link 

performance link 

specifying non-default number of columns link 

specifying non-default stripe unit size link 

Storage Expert rules link 

striped-mirror volumes

benefits of link 

converting to mirrored-stripe link 

creating link 

defined link 

mirroring columns link 

mirroring subdisks link 

performance link 

trigger point for mirroring link 

stripe-mirror-col-split-trigger-pt link 

striping link 

striping guidelines link 

striping plus mirroring link 

subdisk names link 

subdisks

associating log subdisks link 

associating with plexes link 

associating with RAID-5 plexes link 

associating with striped plexes link 

blocks link 

changing attributes link 

comment attribute link 

complete failure messages link 

copying contents of link 

creating link 

defined link 

determining failed link 

displaying information about link 

dissociating from plexes link 

dividing link 

DRL log link 

hot-relocation link link link 

hot-relocation messages link 

joining link 

len attribute link 

listing original disks after hot-relocation link 

maximum number per plex link 

mirroring in striped-mirror volumes link 

moving after hot-relocation link 

moving contents of link 

name attribute link 

partial failure messages link 

physical disk placement link 

putil attribute link 

RAID-5 failure of link 

RAID-5 plex, configuring link 

removing from VxVM link link 

restrictions on moving link 

specifying different offsets for unrelocation link 

splitting link 

tutil attribute link 

unrelocating after hot-relocation link 

unrelocating to different disks link 

unrelocating using vxassist link 

unrelocating using vxdiskadm link 

unrelocating using vxunreloc link 

swap space

increasing for VxVM rootable system link 

SYNC volume state link 

synchronization

controlling for instant snapshots link 

improving performance of link 

syncing attribute link link 

syncpause link 

syncresume link 

syncstart link 

syncstop link 

syncwait link 

system names

checking link link 

T

t# link link 

tags

for tasks link 

listing for disks link 

removing from disks link 

removing from volumes link 

renaming link 

setting on disks link 

setting on volumes link link 

specifying for online relayout tasks link 

specifying for tasks link 

target IDs

number link 

specifying to vxassist link 

target mirroring link link 

task monitor in VxVM link 

tasks

aborting link 

changing state of link 

identifiers link 

listing link 

managing link 

modifying parameters of link 

monitoring link 

monitoring online relayout link 

pausing link 

resuming link 

specifying tags link 

specifying tags on online relayout operation link 

tags link 

TEMP plex state link 

temporary area used by online relayout link 

TEMPRM plex state link 

TEMPRMSD plex state link 

third-mirror

snapshots link 

third-mirror break-off snapshots

creating link 

third-party driver (TPD) link 

throttling link 

TPD

displaying path information link 

support for coexistence link 

tpdmode attribute link 

trigger point in striped-mirror volumes link 

tunables

changing values of link 

dmp_cache_open link 

dmp_enable_restore_daemon link 

dmp_failed_io_threshold link 

dmp_health_time link 

dmp_log_level link 

dmp_path_age link 

dmp_pathswitch_blks_shift link 

dmp_probe_idle_lun link 

dmp_queue_depth link 

dmp_restore_daemon_cycles link 

dmp_restore_daemon_interval link 

dmp_restore_daemon_policy link 

dmp_retry_count link 

dmp_retry_timeout link 

dmp_scsi_timeout link 

vol_checkpt_default link 

vol_default_iodelay link 

vol_fmr_logsz link link 

vol_max_vol link 

vol_maxio link 

vol_maxioctl link 

vol_maxparallelio link 

vol_maxspecialio link 

vol_subdisk_num link 

volcvm_smartsync link 

voldrl_max_drtregs link 

voldrl_max_seq_dirty link link 

voldrl_min_regionsz link 

voliomem_chunk_size link 

voliomem_maxpool_sz link 

voliot_errbuf_dflt link 

voliot_iobuf_default link 

voliot_iobuf_limit link 

voliot_iobuf_max link 

voliot_max_open link 

volpagemod_max_memsz link 

volraid_minpool_size link 

volraid_rsrtransmax link 

tutil

plex attribute link 

subdisk attribute link 

U

UDID flag link 

udid_mismatch flag link 

units of size link 

use_all_paths attribute link 

V

V-5-1-2536 link 

V-5-1-2829 link 

V-5-1-552 link 

V-5-1-569 link 

V-5-1-587 link 

V-5-2-3091 link 

V-5-2-369 link 

V-5-2-4292 link 

version 0

of DCOs link 

version 20

of DCOs link 

versioning

of DCOs link 

versions

checking for disk group link 

disk group link 

displaying for disk group link 

upgrading link 

virtual objects link 

VM disks

defined link 

displaying spare link 

excluding free space from hot-relocation use link 

initializing link 

making free space available for hot-relocation use link 

marking as spare link 

mirroring volumes on link 

moving volumes from link 

names link 

postponing replacement link 

removing from pool of hot-relocation spares link 

renaming link 

vol## link 

vol##-## link 

vol_checkpt_default tunable link 

vol_default_iodelay tunable link 

vol_fmr_logsz tunable link link 

vol_max_vol tunable link 

vol_maxio tunable link 

vol_maxioctl tunable link 

vol_maxparallelio tunable link 

vol_maxspecialio tunable link 

vol_subdisk_num tunable link 

volbrk snapshot type link 

volcvm_smartsync tunable link 

voldrl_max_drtregs tunable link 

voldrl_max_seq_dirty tunable link link 

voldrl_min_regionsz tunable link 

voliomem_chunk_size tunable link 

voliomem_maxpool_sz tunable link 

voliot_errbuf_dflt tunable link 

voliot_iobuf_default tunable link 

voliot_iobuf_limit tunable link 

voliot_iobuf_max tunable link 

voliot_max_open tunable link 

volpagemod_max_memsz tunable link 

volraid_minpool_size tunable link 

volraid_rsrtransmax tunable link 

volume kernel states

DETACHED link 

DISABLED link 

ENABLED link 

volume length, RAID-5 guidelines link 

volume resynchronization link 

volume sets

adding volumes to link 

administering link 

controlling access to raw device nodes link 

creating link 

creating instant snapshots of link 

displaying access to raw device nodes link 

enabling access to raw device nodes link 

listing details of link 

raw device nodes link 

removing volumes from link 

starting link 

stopping link 

volume states

ACTIVE link 

CLEAN link 

EMPTY link 

INVALID link 

NEEDSYNC link 

REPLAY link 

SYNC link 

volumes

accessing device files link link 

adding DRL logs link 

adding logs and maps to link 

adding mirrors link 

adding RAID-5 logs link 

adding sequential DRL logs link 

adding snapshot mirrors to link 

adding subdisks to plexes of link 

adding to volume sets link 

adding version 0 DCOs to link 

adding version 20 DCOs to link 

advanced approach to creating link 

assisted approach to creating link 

associating plexes with link 

attaching plexes to link 

backing up link 

backing up online using snapshots link 

block device files link link 

booting VxVM-rootable link 

changing layout online link 

changing number of columns link 

changing read policies for mirrored link 

changing stripe unit size link 

character device files link link 

checking for disabled link 

checking for stopped link 

checking if FastResync is enabled link 

checking redundancy of link 

combining mirroring and striping for performance link 

combining online relayout and conversion link 

concatenated link link 

concatenated-mirror link link 

configuring exclusive open by cluster node link 

configuring site consistency on link 

configuring site-based allocation on link 

converting between layered and non-layered link 

converting concatenated-mirror to mirrored-concatenated link 

converting mirrored-concatenated to concatenated-mirror link 

converting mirrored-stripe to striped-mirror link 

converting striped-mirror to mirrored-stripe link 

creating link 

creating concatenated-mirror link 

creating for use as full-sized instant snapshots link 

creating from snapshots link 

creating mirrored link 

creating mirrored-concatenated link 

creating mirrored-stripe link 

creating RAID-5 link 

creating snapshots link 

creating striped link 

creating striped-mirror link 

creating using vxmake link 

creating using vxmake description file link 

creating with version 0 DCOs attached link 

creating with version 20 DCOs attached link 

defined link 

detaching plexes from temporarily link 

disabling FastResync link 

disconnecting plexes link 

displaying information link 

displaying information about snapshots link 

dissociating plexes from link 

dissociating version 0 DCOs from link 

DRL link 

effect of growing on FastResync maps link 

enabling FastResync on link 

enabling FastResync on new link 

excluding storage from use by vxassist link 

finding maximum size of link 

finding out maximum possible growth of link 

flagged as dirty link 

initializing contents to zero link 

initializing using vxassist link 

initializing using vxvol link 

kernel states link 

layered link link link 

limit on number of plexes link 

limitations link 

making immediately available for use link 

maximum number of link 

maximum number of data plexes link 

merging snapshots link 

mirrored link link 

mirrored-concatenated link 

mirrored-stripe link link 

mirroring across controllers link link 

mirroring across targets link link 

mirroring all link 

mirroring on disks link 

mirroring VxVM-rootable link 

moving from VM disks link 

moving to improve performance link 

names link 

naming snap link 

obtaining performance statistics link 

performance of mirrored link 

performance of RAID-5 link 

performance of striped link 

performing online relayout link 

placing in maintenance mode link 

preparing for DRL and instant snapshot operations link 

preventing recovery on restarting link 

RAID-0 link 

RAID-0+1 link 

RAID-1 link 

RAID-1+0 link 

RAID-10 link 

RAID-5 link link 

raw device files link link 

reattaching plexes link 

reattaching version 0 DCOs to link 

reconfiguration in clusters link 

recovering after correctable hardware failure link 

removing link 

removing DRL logs link 

removing from /etc/fstab link 

removing linked snapshots from link 

removing mirrors from link 

removing plexes from link 

removing RAID-5 logs link 

removing sequential DRL logs link 

removing snapshot mirrors from link 

removing support for DRL and instant snapshots link 

removing version 0 DCOs from link 

resizing link 

resizing using vxassist link 

resizing using vxresize link 

resizing using vxvol link 

restarting moved link link link 

restoring from instant snapshots link 

restrictions on VxVM-bootable link 

resynchronizing from snapshots link 

snapshots link 

spanned link 

specifying default layout link 

specifying non-default number of columns link 

specifying non-default relayout link 

specifying non-default stripe unit size link 

specifying storage for version 0 DCO plexes link 

specifying storage for version 20 DCO plexes link 

specifying use of storage to vxassist link 

starting link 

starting using vxassist link 

starting using vxvol link 

states link 

stopping link 

stopping activity on link 

striped link link 

striped-mirror link link 

striping to improve performance link 

taking multiple snapshots link 

tracing operations link 

trigger point for mirroring in striped-mirror link 

types of layout link 

upgrading to use new features link 

using logs and maps with link 

zeroing out contents of link 

vxassist

adding a log subdisk link 

adding a RAID-5 log link 

adding DCOs to volumes link 

adding DRL logs link 

adding mirrors to volumes link link 

adding sequential DRL logs link 

advantages of using link 

changing number of columns link 

changing stripe unit size link 

command usage link 

configuring exclusive access to a volume link 

configuring site consistency on volumes link 

converting between layered and non-layered volumes link 

creating cache volumes link 

creating concatenated-mirror volumes link 

creating mirrored volumes link 

creating mirrored-concatenated volumes link 

creating mirrored-stripe volumes link 

creating RAID-5 volumes link 

creating snapshots link 

creating striped volumes link 

creating striped-mirror volumes link 

creating volumes link 

creating volumes for use as full-sized instant snapshots link 

creating volumes with DRL enabled link 

creating volumes with version 0 DCOs attached link 

creating volumes with version 20 DCOs attached link 

defaults file link 

defining layout on specified storage link 

discovering maximum volume size link 

displaying information about snapshots link 

dissociating snapshots from volumes link 

excluding storage from use link 

finding out how much volumes can grow link 

listing tags set on volumes link link 

merging snapshots with volumes link 

mirroring across controllers link link 

mirroring across enclosures link 

mirroring across targets link link 

moving DCO log plexes link 

moving DCO plexes link 

moving subdisks after hot-relocation link 

moving volumes link 

relaying out volumes online link 

removing DCOs from volumes link 

removing DRL logs link 

removing mirrors link 

removing plexes link 

removing RAID-5 logs link 

removing tags from volumes link 

removing version 0 DCOs from volumes link 

removing volumes link 

replacing tags set on volumes link 

reserving disks link 

resizing volumes link 

resynchronizing volumes from snapshots link 

setting default values link 

setting tags on volumes link link 

snapabort link 

snapback link 

snapshot link 

snapstart link 

specifing number of mirrors link 

specifying number of RAID-5 logs link 

specifying ordered allocation of storage link 

specifying plexes for online relayout link 

specifying storage attributes link 

specifying storage for version 0 DCO plexes link 

specifying tags for online relayout tasks link 

taking snapshots of multiple volumes link 

unrelocating subdisks after hot-relocation link 

vxcache

listing snapshots in a cache link 

resizing caches link 

starting cache objects link 

stopping a cache link 

tuning cache autogrow link 

vxcached

tuning link 

vxclustadm link 

vxconfigd

managing with vxdctl link 

monitoring configuration changes link 

operation in clusters link 

vxcp_lvm_root

used to create VxVM root disk link 

used to create VxVM root disk mirrors link 

vxdarestore

used to handle simple/nopriv disk failures link 

vxdco

dissociating version 0 DCOs from volumes link 

reattaching version 0 DCOs to volumes link 

removing version 0 DCOs from volumes link 

vxdctl

checking cluster protocol version link 

managing vxconfigd link 

setting a site tag link 

setting default disk group link 

upgrading cluster protocol version link 

usage in clusters link 

vxdctl enable

configuring new disks link 

invoking device discovery link 

vxddladm

adding disks to DISKS category link 

adding foreign devices link 

changing naming scheme link 

listing excluded disk arrays link 

listing supported disk arrays link 

listing supported disks in DISKS category link 

removing disks from DISKS category link link link 

used to exclude support for disk arrays link 

used to re-include support for disk arrays link 

vxdestroy_lvmroot

used to remove LVM root disks link 

vxdg

adding disks to disk groups forcibly link 

changing activation mode on shared disk groups link 

clearing locks on disks link 

configuring site consistency for a disk group link 

configuring site-based allocation for a disk group link 

controllingl CDS compatibility of new disk groups link 

converting shared disk groups to private link 

correcting serial split brain condition link 

creating disk groups link 

creating disk groups with old version number link 

creating shared disk groups link 

deporting disk groups link 

destroying disk groups link 

disabling a disk group link 

displaying boot disk group link 

displaying default disk group link 

displaying disk group version link 

displaying free space in disk groups link 

displaying information about disk groups link 

forcing import of disk groups link 

importing a disk group containing cloned disks link 

importing cloned disks link 

importing disk groups link 

importing shared disk groups link 

joining disk groups link 

listing disks with configuration database copies link 

listing objects affected by move link 

listing shared disk groups link 

listing spare disks link 

moving disk groups between systems link 

moving disks between disk groups link 

moving objects between disk groups link 

obtaining copy size of configuration database link 

placing a configuration database on cloned disks link 

reattaching a site link 

recovering destroyed disk groups link 

removing disks from disk groups link 

renaming disk groups link 

setting base minor number link 

setting disk connectivity policy in a cluster link 

setting disk group policies link 

setting failure policy in a cluster link 

setting maximum number of devices link 

simulating site failure link 

splitting disk groups link 

upgrading disk group version link 

vxdisk

clearing locks on disks link 

defaults file link link 

determining if disks are shared link 

discovering disk access names link 

displaying information about disks link 

displaying multipathing information link 

listing disks link 

listing spare disks link 

listing tags on disks link 

notifying dynamic LUN expansion link 

placing a configuration database on a cloned disk link 

removing tags from disks link 

scanning disk devices link 

setting a site name link 

setting tags on disks link 

updating the disk identifier link 

vxdisk scandisks

rescanning devices link 

scanning devices link 

vxdiskadd

adding disks to disk groups link 

creating disk groups link 

placing disks under VxVM control link 

vxdiskadm

Add or initialize one or more disks link link 

adding disks link 

adding disks to disk groups link 

Change/display the default disk layout link 

changing disk-naming scheme link 

changing the disk-naming scheme link 

creating disk groups link 

deporting disk groups link 

Disable (offline) a disk device link 

Enable (online) a disk device link 

Enable access to (import) a disk group link 

Exclude a disk from hot-relocation use link 

excluding free space on disks from hot-relocation use link 

importing disk groups link 

initializing disks link 

List disk information link 

listing spare disks link 

Make a disk available for hot-relocation use link 

making free space on disks available for hot-relocation use link 

Mark a disk as a spare for a disk group link 

marking disks as spare link 

Mirror volumes on a disk link 

mirroring volumes link 

Move volumes from a disk link 

moving disk groups between systems link 

moving disks between disk groups link 

moving subdisks after hot-relocation link 

moving subdisks from disks link 

moving volumes from VM disks link 

Remove a disk link link 

Remove a disk for replacement link 

Remove access to (deport) a disk group link 

removing disks from pool of hot-relocation spares link 

Replace a failed or removed disk link 

Turn off the spare flag on a disk link 

Unrelocate subdisks back to a disk link 

unrelocating subdisks after hot-relocation link 

vxdiskunsetup

removing disks from VxVM control link link 

vxdmpadm

changing TPD naming scheme link 

configuring an APM link 

configuring I/O throttling link 

configuring response to I/O errors link 

disabling controllers in DMP link 

disabling I/O in DMP link 

discovering disk access names link 

displaying APM information link 

displaying DMP database information link 

displaying DMP node for a path link link 

displaying DMP node for an enclosure link 

displaying I/O error recovery settings link 

displaying I/O policy link 

displaying I/O throttling settings link 

displaying information about controllers link 

displaying information about enclosures link 

displaying partition size link 

displaying paths controlled by DMP node link 

displaying status of DMP error handling thread link 

displaying status of DMP restoration thread link 

displaying TPD information link 

enabling I/O in DMP link 

gathering I/O statistics link 

listing information about array ports link 

removing an APM link 

renaming enclosures link 

setting I/O policy link link 

setting path attributes link 

setting restore polling interval link 

specifying DMP path restoration policy link 

stopping DMP restore daemon link 

vxedit

changing plex attributes link 

changing subdisk attributes link 

configuring number of configuration copies for a disk group link 

excluding free space on disks from hot-relocation use link 

making free space on disks available for hot-relocation use link 

marking disks as spare link 

removing a cache link 

removing disks from pool of hot-relocation spares link 

removing instant snapshots link 

removing plexes link 

removing snapshots from a cache link 

removing subdisks from VxVM link 

removing volumes link 

renaming disks link 

reserving disks link 

VxFS file system resizing link 

vxiod I/O kernel threads link 

vxmake

associating plexes with volumes link 

associating subdisks with new plexes link 

creating cache objects link 

creating plexes link link 

creating striped plexes link 

creating subdisks link 

creating volumes link 

using description file with link 

vxmend

putting plexes online link 

re-enabling plexes link 

taking plexes offline link link 

vxmirror

configuring VxVM default behavior link 

mirroring volumes link 

vxnotify

monitoring configuration changes link 

vxplex

adding RAID-5 logs link 

attaching plexes to volumes link link 

converting plexes to snapshots link 

copying plexes link 

detaching plexes temporarily link 

dissociating and removing plexes link 

dissociating plexes from volumes link 

moving plexes link 

reattaching plexes link 

removing mirrors link 

removing plexes link 

removing RAID-5 logs link 

vxprint

checking if FastResync is enabled link 

determining if DRL is enabled link 

displaying DCO information link link 

displaying plex information link 

displaying snapshots configured on a cache link 

displaying subdisk information link 

displaying volume information link 

enclosure-based disk names link 

identifying RAID-5 log plexes link 

listing spare disks link 

used with enclosure-based disk names link 

verifying if volumes are prepared for instant snapshots link 

viewing base minor number link 

vxrecover

preventing recovery link 

recovering plexes link 

restarting moved volumes link link link 

restarting volumes link 

vxrelayout

resuming online relayout link 

reversing direction of online relayout link 

viewing status of online relayout link 

vxrelocd

hot-relocation daemon link 

modifying behavior of link 

notifying users other than root link 

operation of link 

preventing from running link 

reducing performance impact of recovery link 

vxres_lvmroot

used to create LVM root disks link 

vxresize

growing volumes and file systems link 

limitations link 

shrinking volumes and file systems link 

vxrootmir

used to create VxVM root disk mirrors link 

vxsd

adding log subdisks link 

adding subdisks to RAID-5 plexes link 

adding subdisks to striped plexes link 

associating subdisks with existing plexes link 

dissociating subdisks link 

filling in sparse plexes link 

joining subdisks link 

moving subdisk contents link 

removing subdisks from VxVM link 

splitting subdisks link 

vxse

Storage Expert link 

vxse_dc_failures

rule to check for hardware failures link 

vxse_dg1

rule to check for full disk group configuration database link 

vxse_dg2

rule to check disk group configuration copies link 

vxse_dg3

rule to check on disk config size link 

vxse_dg4

rule to check disk group version number link 

vxse_dg5

rule to check number of configuration copies in disk group link 

vxse_dg6

rule to check for non-imported disk groups link 

vxse_disk

rule to check for initialized disks link 

vxse_disklog

rule to check for multiple RAID-5 logs on a disk link 

vxse_drl1

rule to check for mirrored volumes without a DRL link 

vxse_drl2

rule to check for mirrored DRL link 

vxse_host

rule to check system name link 

vxse_mirstripe

rule to check mirrored-stripe volumes link 

vxse_raid5

rule to check number of RAID-5 columns link 

vxse_raid5log1

rule to check for RAID-5 log link 

vxse_raid5log2

rule to check RAID-5 log size link 

vxse_raid5log3

rule to check for non-mirrored RAID-5 log link 

vxse_redundancy

rule to check volume redundancy link 

vxse_rootmir

rule to check rootability link 

vxse_spares

rule to check number of spare disks link 

vxse_stripes1

rule to check stripe unit size link 

vxse_stripes2

rule to check number of stripe columns link 

vxse_volplex

rule to check plex and volume states link 

vxsnap

adding snapshot mirrors to volumes link 

administering instant snapshots link 

backing up multiple volumes link 

controlling instant snapshot synchronization link 

creating a cascaded snapshot hierarchy link 

creating full-sized instant snapshots link link 

creating linked break-off snapshot volumes link 

creating space-optimized instant snapshots link 

displaying information about instant snapshots link link 

dissociating instant snapshots link 

preparing volumes for DRL and instant snapshots operations link 

preparing volumes for instant snapshots link 

reattaching instant snapshots link 

reattaching linked third-mirror snapshots link 

refreshing instant snapshots link 

removing a snapshot mirror from a volume link 

removing support for DRL and instant snapshots link 

restore link 

restoring volumes link 

splitting snapshot hierarchies link 

vxsplitlines

diagnosing serial split brain condition link 

vxstat

determining which disks have failed link 

obtaining disk performance statistics link 

obtaining volume performance statistics link 

usage with clusters link 

zeroing counters link 

vxtask

aborting tasks link 

listing tasks link 

monitoring online relayout link 

monitoring tasks link 

pausing online relayout link 

resuming online relayout link 

resuming tasks link 

vxtrace

tracing volume operations link 

vxtune

setting volpagemod_max_memsz link 

vxunreloc

listing original disks of hot-relocated subdisks link 

moving subdisks after hot-relocation link 

restarting after errors link 

specifying different offsets for unrelocated subdisks link 

unrelocating subdisks after hot-relocation link 

unrelocating subdisks to different disks link 

VxVM

benefits to performance link 

cluster functionality (CVM) link 

configuration daemon link 

configuring disk devices link 

configuring to create mirrored volumes link 

dependency on operating system link 

disk discovery link 

granularity of memory allocation by link 

limitations of shared disk groups link 

maximum number of data plexes per volume link 

maximum number of subdisks per plex link 

maximum number of volumes link 

maximum size of memory pool link 

minimum size of memory pool link 

objects in link 

operation in clusters link 

performance tuning link 

removing disks from link 

removing disks from control of link 

shared objects in cluster link 

size units link 

task monitor link 

types of volume layout link 

upgrading link 

upgrading disk group version link 

VXVM_DEFAULTDG environment variable link 

VxVM-rootable volumes

mirroring link 

vxvol

configuring exclusive access to a volume link 

configuring site consistency on volumes link 

disabling DRL link 

disabling FastResync link 

enabling FastResync link 

initializing volumes link 

putting volumes in maintenance mode link 

re-enabling DRL link 

resizing logs link 

resizing volumes link 

restarting moved volumes link link link 

setting read policy link 

starting volumes link link 

stopping volumes link link 

zeroing out volumes link 

vxvset

adding volumes to volume sets link 

controlling access to raw device nodes link 

creating volume sets link 

creating volume sets with raw device access link 

listing details of volume sets link 

removing volumes from volume sets link 

starting volume sets link 

stopping volume sets link 

W

warning messages

Specified region-size is larger than the limit on the system link 

worldwide name identifiers link link 

WWN identifiers link link 

Z

zero

setting volume contents to link