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/etc/default/allocator file link link 

/etc/default/allocator_readme file link 

/etc/default/vxassist file link 

/etc/default/vxassist_sal_info file link 

/etc/vx/alloc/configuration_database.txt file link 

A

administration roles

in ISP link 

administration tasks

advanced link 

basic link 

expert link 

affinity rule link 

ALLOC_RES state link 

allocation_priority_order attribute link 

allocator_nouse link 

allocator_reserved link 

allocrsvd status flag link 

allof operator link 

any_volume_type storage pool link 

anyof operator link 

application volumes

adding a data change object to link link 

adding a DCO to link link 

adding columns to link 

adding logs to link 

adding mirrors to link 

changing size of multiple link 

changing size of stripe unit link 

creating link 

creating by specifying capabilities link 

creating by specifying capabilities and rules link 

creating by specifying capabilities and templates link 

creating by specifying templates link 

creating by specifying templates and rules link 

creating by specifying user templates link 

creating by using vxassist specification attributes link 

creating for use as full-sized snapshots link 

creating for use as snapshot caches link 

creating for use with snapshots and DRL link 

creating multiple as a volume group link 

creating multiple from the command line link 

creating using user templates link 

creating with tags link 

defined link 

deleting link 

determining maximum size of link link 

evacuating link 

examples of adding and removing columns link 

examples of adding and removing logs link 

examples of adding and removing mirrors link 

examples of creating link link 

examples of evacuating data from link 

examples of resizing link link 

increasing size of link 

intent link 

introduction to administering link 

introduction to creating link 

moving data link 

preparing for use with snapshots and DRL link 

reducing size of link 

removing link 

removing a data change object from link 

removing a DCO from link 

removing columns from link link 

removing mirrors from link 

resizing link 

verifying intent of link 

apply rule link 

ArrayProductId capability link 

ArrayProductId volume template link 

attributes

mirdg link 

mirvol link 

ndcomirs link 

sal_primary link 

sal_primary_port link 

sal_username link 

salcontact link 

snapvol link 

source link 

storage link 

syncing link 

autogrow attributes

tuning for space-optimized snapshot cache link 

autogrow feature link 

AutoGrow policy link 

autogrowby attribute link 

B

behavior

changing for ISP link 

benefits

summarized for ISP link 

C

cache daemon link 

cache volumes

example of creating link 

caches

changing size of link 

deleting link 

finding out snapshots configured on link 

preparing for space-optimized snapshots link 

removing link 

stopping link 

tuning autogrow attributes for link 

cachevolume field link 

capabilities

ArrayProductId link 

ColumnsOnSeparateComponents link 

ConcatVolumes link 

ConfineColumnsToSimilarStorage link 

ConfineLogsToSimilarStorage link 

ConfineMirrorsToSimilarStorage link 

ConfineToSimilarStorage link 

ConfineToSpecificStorage link 

DataMirroring link 

DataMirrorStripe link 

DataRedundancy link 

DataStripeMirror link 

DCOLogMirroring link 

DCOLogStriping link 

ExcludeSpecificStorage link 

finding dependencies link 

finding templates containing link 

finding volumes using link 

format of link 

inheritance of link 

installing into ISP Configuration Database link 

installing into storage pools and disk groups link 

InstantSnapshottable link 

listing link 

LogsOnSeparateComponents link 

MirrorsOnSeparateComponents link 

Multipathing link 

MultipathingThroughMultiplePaths link 

performance link link 

PrefabricatedDataMirroring link 

PrefabricatedDataRedundancy link 

PrefabricatedRaid5 link 

PrefabricatedStriping link 

printing link 

Raid5Capability link 

Raid5LogMirroring link 

Raid5LogStriping link 

reliability link 

removing link 

renaming link 

reversing volume transformations link 

Snapshottable link 

specifying when creating volumes link link link 

Striping link 

syntax of link 

transforming link link 

volume feature link 

capability field link 

clone pools

example of creating link 

type of storage pool link 

columns

adding to volumes link 

example of adding and removing link 

removing from volumes link link 

ColumnsOnSeparateComponents capability link 

ColumnsOnSeparateComponents volume template link 

command-line usage

examples link 

comment field link 

compound rules link 

ConcatVolumes capability link 

ConcatVolumes volume template link 

Configuration Database link 

installing additional elements link 

configuration elements link 

installing into ISP Configuration Database link 

installing into storage pools and disk groups link 

listing link 

printing link 

provided in database link 

ConfineColumnsToSimilarStorage capability link 

ConfineColumnsToSimilarStorage volume template link 

ConfineLogsToSimilarStorage capability link 

ConfineLogsToSimilarStorage volume template link 

ConfineMirrorsToSimilarStorage capability link 

ConfineMirrorsToSimilarStorage volume template link 

confineto rule link link 

ConfineToSimilarStorage capability link 

ConfineToSimilarStorage volume template link 

ConfineToSpecificStorage capability link 

ConfineToSpecificStorage volume template link 

ConfineVolume template set link 

D

data change objects

adding link link 

removing link 

data pools

example of creating link 

type of storage pool link 

databases

examples of segregating components link 

DataMirroring capability link link link 

DataMirroring template set link 

DataMirroring volume template link 

DataMirroringPrefabricatedRaid5 template set link 

DataMirroringPrefabricatedStriping template set link 

DataMirrorStripe capability link 

DataMirrorStripe template set link 

DataMirrorStripe volume template link 

DataRedundancy capability link 

DataStripeMirror capability link 

DataStripeMirror template set link 

DataStripeMirror volume template link 

dco log type link 

dcologlen field link 

DCOLogMirroring capability link link 

DCOLogMirroring volume template link 

DCOLogStriping capability link 

DCOLogStriping volume template link 

DCOs

adding link link 

removing link 

default_rules rule link 

desired keyword link 

destroy attribute link 

dirty region logging

creating a volume to use link 

preparing a volume to use link 

disk groups

collections of disks link 

creating storage pools in link 

joining storage pools to link 

listing storage pools in link 

moving storage pools between link 

organizing storage pools in link 

splitting storage pools from link 

disk tags link 

diskgroup field link 

diskgroup level

policy link 

disks

adding to storage pools link 

preventing use with ISP link 

removing from storage pools link 

removing restriction on non-usage with ISP link 

reserving for use with ISP link 

showing if reserved for ISP link 

unreserving for use with ISP link 

dm field link 

DRL

creating a volume to use link 

preparing a volume to use link 

drl field link 

dynamic inheritance link 

E

eachof operator link 

excl field link 

exclude rule link link 

ExcludeSpecificStorage capability link 

ExcludeSpecificStorage volume template link 

extends keyword link 

F

fmr field link 

fstype field link 

fullinst snapshot type link 

full-sized instant snapshots link 

creating link 

full-sized snapshots

creating link 

creating volumes for use as link 

example of creating link 

example of preparing link 

preparing storage pools link 

G

group field link 

H

highwatermark attribute link 

host level

policy link 

I

infrontof attribute link 

inheritance link 

inherits keyword link 

init field link 

init=active attribute link 

instant snapshots

adding to a snapshot hierarchy link 

attaching plexes link 

controlling synchronization of link 

creating link 

creating full-sized link 

creating multiple link 

creating space-optimized link 

deleting link 

displaying information about link 

dissociating from volumes link 

full-sized link 

improving performance of synchronization link 

refreshing link 

removing link 

restoring volumes from link 

space-optimized link 

splitting hierarchies link 

InstantSnapshottable capability link link 

InstantSnapshottable template set link 

InstantSnapshottable volume template link 

intent

displaying rules for volumes link 

preservation link 

purpose of application volume link 

verifying for volumes link 

iodelay field link 

iosize field link 

ISP link 

administration roles link 

benefits over non-ISP link 

changing behavior of link 

concepts link 

configuring to work with SAL link 

examples of command-line usage link 

frequently asked questions link 

high-level examples of using link 

language definition link 

limitations link 

ISP tasks link 

L

language definition link 

layout field link 

limitations

of ISP link 

linked break-off snapshots link 

creating link 

linked third-mirror snapshots

reattaching link 

log rule link 

logs

adding to volumes link 

example of adding and removing link 

LogsOnSeparateComponents capability link 

LogsOnSeparateComponents volume template link 

LUNs

logical units link 

M

max_ncolumn field link 

max_nraid5column field link 

maxautogrow attribute link 

min_ncolumn field link 

min_nraid5column field link 

mirbrk snapshot type link 

mirdg attribute link 

mirror rule link 

mirror_group rule link 

mirror_stripe_volumes storage pool link 

mirrored volume

example of creating on separate enclosures link link link 

mirrored volumes

example of creating link link 

mirrored_data_striped_clones storage pool set link 

mirrored_prefab_raid5_data_mirrored_clones storage pool set link 

mirrored_prefab_raid5_volumes storage pool link 

mirrored_prefab_stripe_data_striped_clones storage pool set link 

mirrored_prefab_striped_volumes storage pool link 

mirrored_volumes storage pool link 

mirrored-stripe volumes

example of creating link link 

mirrors

adding to volumes link 

example of adding and removing link 

removing from volumes link 

MirrorsOnSeparateComponents capability link link 

MirrorsOnSeparateComponents volume template link 

mirvol attribute link 

mirvol snapshot type link 

mode field link 

multipath rule link 

Multipathing capability link 

MultipathingThroughMirroring template set link 

MultipathingThroughMirroring volume template link 

MultipathingThroughMultiplePaths capability link link 

MultipathingThroughMultiplePaths template set link 

MultipathingThroughMultiplePaths volume template link 

N

ndcomirs attribute link 

noneof operator link 

nvol field link 

nvol parameter link link 

nvols field link 

O

oneof operator link 

operators

for storage selection rules link 

P

parity rule link 

performance

capabilities link 

improving for instant snapshot synchronization link 

policies

AutoGrow link 

changing for storage pools link 

diskgroup level link 

displaying for storage pools link 

examples of using link 

host level link 

of storage pools link 

pool level link 

SelfSufficient link 

pool field link 

pool level

policy link 

prefab_mirrored_data_prefab_striped_clones storage pool set link 

prefab_mirrored_volumes storage pool link 

prefab_raid5_volumes storage pool link 

prefab_striped_volumes storage pool link 

PrefabricatedDataMirroring capability link link 

PrefabricatedDataMirroring template set link 

PrefabricatedDataMirroring volume template link 

PrefabricatedDataRedundancy capability link 

PrefabricatedRaid5 capability link link 

PrefabricatedRaid5 template set link 

PrefabricatedRaid5 volume template link 

PrefabricatedStriping capability link 

PrefabricatedStriping template set link 

PrefabricatedStriping volume template link 

preference order link 

provides keyword link 

R

raid5 log type link 

RAID-5 volume

example of creating link link 

example of creating on prefabricated storage link 

raid5_stripeunit field link 

raid5_volumes storage pool link 

Raid5Capability capability link link 

raid5loglen field link 

Raid5LogMirroring capability link link 

Raid5LogStriping capability link 

Raid5LogStriping volume template link 

Raid5Templates template set link 

Raid5Volume volume template link 

regionsize attribute link 

regionsize field link 

relayout link 

reliability

capabilities link 

requires keyword link 

rules

collected to form templates link 

compound link 

default_rules link 

displaying for volumes link 

for storage layout link 

for storage selection link 

format of link 

in ISP link 

introduced link 

preference order of link 

specifying when creating volumes link link link link 

storage layout link 

storage selection link 

storage selection operators link 

syntax of link 

rules field link link 

S

SAL

configuring ISP to work with link 

SAL user

configuring link 

sal_primary attribute link 

sal_primary_port attribute link 

sal_username attribute link 

salcontact attribute link 

SAN Access Layer (SAL) link 

select rule link 

SelfSufficient policy link 

separateby rule link link 

snapmir snapshot type link 

snapshots

adding to a snapshot hierarchy link 

controlling synchronization of link 

creating link 

creating a volume for use with link 

creating full-sized instant link 

creating linked break-off link 

creating multiple link 

creating space-optimized instant link 

deleting link 

displaying information about link 

dissociating from volumes link 

example of creating full-sized link 

example of creating space-optimized link 

example of preparing link 

example of preparing full-sized link 

finding out those configured on a cache link 

full-sized link 

improving performance of synchronization link 

introduction to administering link 

limitations link 

linked break-off link 

preparing a volume for use with link 

preparing storage pools link 

reattaching linked third-mirror link 

refreshing link 

removing link 

removing linked break-off snapshots from volumes link 

restoring volumes from link 

space-optimized link 

splitting hierarchies link 

snapshots attaching plexes link 

Snapshottable capability link 

snapvol attribute link link link 

snapwait link 

source attribute link link link 

spaceopt snapshot type link 

space-optimized instant snapshots link 

creating link 

space-optimized snapshots

changing the cache size link 

creating link 

example of creating link 

example of preparing link 

preparing caches for link 

tuning cache autogrow attributes link 

spare field link 

storage

example of arranging by attributes link 

example of arranging by usage link 

storage allocation

using vxassist link link 

storage attributes link 

storage caches

example of creating link 

storage layout

rules link link 

storage pool definitions

displaying definitions link 

listing available link 

storage pool sets

bundled definitions link 

displaying definition of link 

finding link 

listing available link 

mirrored_data_striped_clones link 

mirrored_prefab_raid5_data_mirrored_clones link 

mirrored_prefab_stripe_data_striped_clones link 

prefab_mirrored_data_prefab_striped_clones link 

stripe_mirrored_data_striped_clones link 

striped_prefab_mirrored_data_striped_clones link 

syntax of link 

using to organize storage pools link 

storage pools

adding disks to link 

any_volume_type link 

associating template sets with link 

associating templates with link 

changing policies for link 

creating link link 

deleting link 

displaying definitions link 

displaying information about link 

displaying policies of link 

dissociating templates from link 

example of adding disks to link 

example of creating clone pool link 

example of creating data pool link 

examples of using policies link 

finding storage pool sets containing link 

introduced link 

joining to disk groups link 

listing available definitions link 

listing within disk groups link 

mirror_stripe_volumes link 

mirrored_prefab_raid5_volumes link 

mirrored_prefab_striped_volumes link 

mirrored_volumes link 

moving between disk groups link 

organizing link