EVM Jobs and Job Management

Table 9–1: EVM Job Operations (Sheet 3 of 4)

EVM Operation

Description

 

 

Resume

Purpose. Execute a specified resume operation on a

 

specific host.

 

Output. User application is resumed on the specified host.

 

Remarks. Place the resume command inside double quotes,

 

since this command may contain spaces and special

 

characters.

 

 

Snap Unit

Purpose. Create a snapshot unit of the specified source

 

unit.

 

Output. A new unit is created and set with no fabric

 

presentation (unit is not yet made visible to any host

 

computer).

 

Remarks. Applies only to snapshots.

 

 

Snap Volume

Purpose. Create one or more snapshot units of one or more

 

of the units represented by the specified source volume.

 

Output. New units are created and set with no fabric

 

presentation (these units are not yet made visible to any

 

host computer).

 

Remarks. Applies only to snapshots.

 

 

Split Unit

Purpose. Split off a member disk from a source unit and

 

create the specific destination unit.

 

Output. A new unit is created and set with no fabric

 

presentation (unit is not yet made visible to any host

 

computer).

 

Remarks. Applies only to clones implemented by mirror

 

copy.

 

 

Split Volume

Purpose. Split off one or more member disks from one or

 

more units that belong to the source volume and create

 

appropriate destination units.

 

Output. New units are created and set with no fabric

 

presentation (these units are not yet made visible to any

 

host computer).

 

Remarks. Applies only to clones implemented by mirror

 

copy.

 

 

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Enterprise Volume Manager Software specifications

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