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Basic VxVM Commands

DISK OPERATIONS
Action
Initialize a disk List disks owned by local and remote hosts List disk header Evacuate a disk Rename a disk

Command Line vxdisksetup -i device vxdisk o alldgs list vxdisk list diskname|device vxevac -g diskgroup from_disk to_disk vxedit -g diskgroup rename oldname newname

VOLUME OPERATIONS
Action
Create a volume

Command Line vxassist -g diskgroup make vol_name size layout=format diskname vxedit -g diskgroup -rf rm vol_name
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Remove a volume

Set spare, no hot relocation, vxedit -g diskgroup set or reserved space on a disk {spare|nohotuse|reserve}=on|off diskname Unrelocate a disk

vxassist -g diskgroup remove volume vol_name vxprint -g diskgroup -vt vol_name vxprint -g diskgroup l vol_name vxvol -g diskgroup rdpol round vol_name vxvol -g diskgroup rdpol prefer vol_name preferrred_plex_name vxvol -g diskgroup rdpol select vol_name vxassist -g diskgroup mirror vol_name vxassist g diskgroup -b snapstart vol_name vxassist g diskgroup snapshot vol_name new_volume vxassist -g diskgroup snapabort orig_vol_name vxassist -g diskgroup snapback snapshot_vol vxassist -g diskgroup snapclear snapshot_vol vxassist -g diskgroup snapprint vol_name vxassist -g diskgroup relayout vol_name layout=new_layout [attributes...] vxassist -g diskgroup convert vol_name layout=new_layout [attributes...] vxassist g diskgroup addlog vol_name
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vxunreloc -g diskgroup original_diskname

Display a volume

DISK GROUP OPERATIONS

Action
Create a disk group Add a disk to disk group Remove a disk from disk group Deport, import or destroy a disk group List disk groups Show free/spare space pool Upgrade disk group version Rewrite disk headers, configuration copies, and kernel log copies in a disk group. Move an object between disk groups Split objects between disk groups Join disk groups List objects affected by a disk group move operation

Command Line vxdg init diskgroup diskname=device vxdg -g diskgroup adddisk diskname=device vxdg g diskgroup rmdisk diskname vxdg {deport|import|destroy} diskgroup vxdg list [diskgroup] vxdg g diskgroup {free|spare} vxdg [-T version] upgrade diskgroup vxdg flush diskgroup targetdg object...
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Change volume read policy

Mirror an existing plex Create a snapshot volume

Abort a snapshot Reassociate a snapshot Dissociate a snapshot Print snapshot information Relayout a volume Convert to or from a layered layout Add a log to a volume

vxdctl enable (for all disk groups) vxdg move sourcedg targetdg object... vxdg split sourcedg targetdg object... vxdg join sourcedg targetdg vxdg listmove sourcedg targetdg object...

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