VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Storage Administrator Administrator's Guide

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Selected menu A context-sensitive menu that changes its menu options to match the type of
object that is selected. By default, the Selected menu is greyed out. When an object is selected,
the Selected menu provides access to tasks appropriate for the selected object.
splitter A bar that separates two panes of a window (such as the object
tree and the grid). A splitter can be used to adjust the sizes of the panes.
status area An area of the main window that displays an alert icon when an object fails or
experiences some other error.
subdisk A set of contiguous disk blocks that form a logical disk segment. Subdisks are
associated with plexes (mirrors) to form volumes.
task properties window A window that displays detailed information about a task listed in
the Task Request Monitor window.
Task Request Monitor A window that displays a history of tasks performed in the current
Storage Administrator session. Each task is listed with the task originator, the task status,
and the start/ finish times for the task.
toolbar A set of buttons used to access Storage Administrator windows. These include
another main window, a task request monitor, an alert monitor, a search window, and a
customize window.
tree A dynamic hierarchical display of objects on the system. Each node in the tree represents
a group of objects of the same type.
volume A virtual disk or entity that is made up of portions of one or more physical disks.
uninitialized disks Disks that are not under Volume Manager control.
Volume Layout Details Window A window that displays a graphical view of a volume and
its components. The objects displayed in this window are not automatically updated when the
volume’s properties change.
Volume to Disk Mapping Window A window that displays a tabular view of volumes and
their underlying disks. This window can also display details such as the subdisks and gaps on
each disk.
VMSA Volume Manager Storage Administrator.