VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

Volume Tasks
Creating a QuickLog Log on a Volume
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Creating a QuickLog Log on a Volume
This procedure designates a volume as a vxfs file system QuickLog log.
After setting up a volume as a QuickLog log, you can enable the
QuickLog log device for a file system.
To designate a volume as a QuickLog log
Step 1. Select the volume to be used for the file system QuickLog log.
Step 2. Choose Volumes > QuickLog > Make Log (Selected menu) or Volume
Make FS Log (Command Launcher).
Step 3. Complete the Make QuickLog Log dialog box as follows:
When you have provided all necessary information in the dialog box,
click OK.
Volume Name: If the correct volume name is not already displayed
in this field, type the volume’s name or click
Browse to select the volume.
Log Device Number: Select the number of the log device to be attached
to the volume. Log devices are listed in /dev/vxld.
Notes:
• This task is only available if VERITAS QuickLog is installed.
• This task requires a volume name and a log device number.
• Only vxfs file systems can be used with a QuickLog log.
• The specified volume cannot contain a file system.
• The size of the specified volume must be at least 32M.