HP 3PAR SUSE Linux Enterprise Implementation Guide

9 Using Veritas Storage Foundation
Veritas Cluster Server
HP 3PAR supports use with Veritas Cluster Server.
There are no special setup considerations for the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage.
For installation and setup instructions, see the Veritas Cluster Server Installation Guide and Veritas
Cluster Server User's Guide, available on the following website:
Symantec
CAUTION: Make sure Device-mapper is disabled if using the Veritas DMP for multipathing
software.
Veritas Commands
This appendix provides information on some common Veritas Volume Manager commands used
to configure VxDMP.
CAUTION: Commands may vary with each version of Veritas Storage foundation. Always refer
to the version release notes.
You can use the following Veritas Volume Manager commands to perform common storage
administration tasks:
• Enable VxVM and discover new disks:
# vxdctl enable
• Display disks:
# vxdisk list
• Display disk groups:
# vxdg list
• To scan for disks:
# vxdisk scandisks
• To format/initialize VxVm disks:
# vxdiskadm (and select option 1 from the menu)
• To get a list of controllers:
# vxdmpadm listctlr all
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