54 Glossary

menu

A list of options or tasks. A menu item is selected by pointing to the item and

 

clicking the mouse.

menu bar

A bar that contains a set of menus for the current window. The menu bar is

 

typically placed across the top of a window.

Object View Window

A window that displays a graphical view of the volumes, disks, and other objects

 

in a particular disk group. The objects displayed in this window are automatically

 

updated when object properties change. This window can display detailed or basic

 

information about volumes and disks.

popup menu

A context-sensitive menu that only appears when you click on a specific object

 

or area.

rules

Rules specify the storage allocation criteria. These define storage selection and

 

storage layout. Rules are simple sentences written in the ISP language.

task request monitor

A window that displays a history of tasks performed in the current Veritas Volume

 

Manager session. Each task is listed with the task originator, the task status, and

 

the start/ finish times for the task.

tree

A dynamic hierarchical display of objects on the system. Each node in the tree

 

represents a group of objects of the same type.

uninitialized disks

Disks that are not under VxVM control.

user templates

User templates are a collection of capabilities, templates and rules defined by the

 

user to simplify tasks. You can group the capabilities you want the volume to have,

 

and save these capabilities along with the rules as a user template.

Volume Layout Details

A window that displays a graphical view of a volume and its components. The

Window

objects displayed in this window are not automatically updated when the volume

 

properties change.

Volume to Disk Mapping A window that displays a tabular view of volumes and their underlying disks. This

Window

window can also display details such as the subdisks and gaps on each disk.