PRIMECLUSTER Global Disk Services Configuration and Administration Guide 4.1 (Solaris(TM) Operating System)

5.2.5.2 Relate

This subsection describes the procedures for relating proxy volumes or proxy groups to volumes or groups in GDS Snapshot installed systems.

Data of Related Masters and Proxies
Even if masters and proxies are related, data of the master objects and the proxy objects remain unchanged.

1. Selecting a master volume or a master group

   Click the icon of a volume or a group to which a proxy is related in the Main screen.

   
   

2. Selecting the [Relate] menu

   Select [Operation]:[Proxy Operation]:[Relate] in the Main screen.

   
   

   [Figure: Relate]

   

   
   

3. Selecting a proxy to be related

   The Select Proxy dialog box appears.

   [Figure: Select Proxy]

   

   Select a volume or a group to be related to the master volume or the master group from the [Available Groups/Volumes].

   Volumes or groups conforming to all of the following conditions are selectable.

   object	Volume	Group
   conditions	Belongs to the class of the master volume Equal to the master volume in size Mirror type or single type (Volumes created in hierarchized mirror groups are also selectable. Any mirroring multiplicity is supported.) Does not belong to the group or single disk of the master volume Is not related to other master objects or proxy objects	Belongs to the class of the master group Mirror type (Hierarchized mirror groups are also selectable. Any mirroring multiplicity is supported.) Volume layout (offset and size) is same as that of the master group Is not related to other master objects or proxy objects

   Select a volume or a group to be related to the master volume or the master group and click <OK>. Clicking <Cancel> cancels the relating process.

   
   

4. Confirming

   A confirmation dialog box appears asking you whether to relate the proxy.

   [Figure: Confirming "Relate"]

   

   To continue the process, click <Yes>. Clicking <No> displays the Select Proxy dialog box shown in step 3 again.

   
   

5. Information message of the completion

   A message window appears informing you that the relating process is complete.

   [Figure: Information Message of "Relate" Completion]

   

   Click <OK> to close the information message window.