Appendix
B
Configuring Veritas
Volume Manager
This appendix provides guidelines for setting up efficient storage management
after installing the Veritas Volume Manager software.
This chapter describes:
■ Setup tasks after installation
■ Adding unsupported disk arrays as JBODs
■ Adding foreign devices
■ Adding disks to disk groups
■ Guidelines for configuring storage
■ Controlling VxVM’s view of multipathed devices
■ Configuring cluster support
■ Reconfiguration tasks
Setup tasks after installation
The setup sequence listed below is a typical example. Your system requirements
may differ.
Initial Setup Tasks
■ Create disk groups by placing disks under Veritas Volume Manager control.
■ If you intend to use the Intelligent Storage Provisioning (ISP) feature, create
storage pools within the disk groups.
■ Create volumes in the disk groups.
■ Configure file systems on the volumes.
