Volume Manager 3.1 for Windows 2000 User's Guide
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VERITAS Volume Manager™ 3.1 for Windows 2000 User’s Guide August 2002 N091593 Disclaimer The information contained in this publication is subject to change without notice. VERITAS Software Corporation makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. VERITAS Software Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this manual. Copyright Copyright © 2002 VERITAS Software Corporation. All rights reserved. VERITAS is a registered trademark of VERITAS Software Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. The VERITAS logo, VERITAS Volume Manager, VERITAS Cluster Server, VERITAS Volume Replicator, VERITAS Enterprise Administrator, VERITAS FlashSnap, and Dynamic Multipathing are trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. VERITAS Software Corporation 350 Ellis St. Mountain View, CA 94043 Phone 650–527–8000 Fax 650–527–2908 http://www.veritas.com Contents Chapter 1. Overview . .1 Purpose of the Volume Manager 3.1 Release . 1 General Program Features . 2 Optional Advanced Features . 4 Features Introduced in Volume Manager 3.0 . 7 Volume Manager Components . 11 VERITAS Enterprise Administrator Console . 12 Comparison of Volume Manager and Disk Management Features . 13 Interoperability with Other VERITAS Volume Manager for Windows Products . 15 Volume Manager for Windows 2000 and Volume Manager for Windows NT 4 Interoperability . 16 Disk and Volume Migration between VERITAS Volume Manager for Windows Products . 17 Command Name Changes between Earlier Versions and Volume Manager 3.0 . 19 Chapter 2. Installation . .21 Volume Manager 3.1 Installation Requirements . 22 VVR Installation Requirements . 22 Licensing Requirements for Installation . 23 Access Rights . 23 Before Installing . 24 Initial Installation . 25 Modifying an Existing Installation . 28 Repairing the Installation . .30 iii Uninstalling the Product . 31 Upgrading from Previous Versions of the Program . 32 Installation Pointers for Volume Manager Options . 33 DMP Installation . 33 MSCS or VCS Support Installation . 34 Cluster Setup with VCS or MSCS and DMP . 35 VVR Installation . 36 Starting and Exiting the Program . 37 Computer Management Window . 38 Chapter 3. The VEA Console . 39 Overview of Console Features . 40 Viewing Disks and Volumes . 41 The Left Pane . 42 The Right Pane . 46 Right-Pane Display for Disks and Volumes . 46 Disk View Tab . 49 Right-Pane Legends . 49 Customizing the Table Headers . 50 The Lower Pane . 52 The Toolbar . 52 Enhanced Disk View . 53 Control Panel . 61 Capacity Monitoring for All Volumes . 61 Event Log Settings . 64 Historical Statistics . 64 Hot Relocation . 64 Rule Management . 65 Task Log . 65 Task Throttling . 65 iv Volume Manager 3.1 for Windows 2000 User’s Guide Event Log . 66 Search . 67 Accessibility . 70 Chapter 4. Volume Manager Concepts . .81 Basic and Dynamic Disks . 82 Basic and Dynamic Disk Definitions . 82 Advantages of Dynamic Disks . 83 Basic Disk Functions . 83 Dynamic Disk Functions . 84 General Disk Functions . 84 Basic and Dynamic Disk Limitations . 85 Basic and Dynamic Volumes . 87 Definition of Basic and Dynamic Volumes . 87 Basic and Dynamic Volume Functions . 88 General Volume Functions . 89 Dynamic Volume Types . 89 Disk Groups . ..