Create Snapshot Virtual Disk Wizard: Process Overview - UNIX with Virtual Disk Manager Virtual Disks

The following process overview outlines the key steps required to create and reuse a  on the following UNIX operating systems, using Virtual Disk Manager Virtual Disks:

• Solaris with VERITAS Virtual Disk Manager
• HP-UX with Logical Virtual Disk Manager
• IRIX with XLV Virtual Disk Manager
• AIX with Logical Virtual Disk Manager

For detailed procedures of the snapshot virtual disk creation process, see Create Snapshot Virtual Disk Wizard: Additional Instructions.

	Create the snapshot virtual disk (create snapshotVirtual Disk or GUI equivalent)
	Define
	Discover snapshot virtual disk (hot_add or OS-specific method)
	Disable the snapshot virtual disk (disableSnapshot virtual disk or GUI equivalent)
	Stop the host application or suspend data transfer
	Unmount the Virtual Disk Manager (base) virtual disk
	Get the Virtual Disk Manager virtual disk member disks
	Re-create the snapshot virtual disk (recreateSnapshot virtual disk or GUI equivalent) If there are more member disks, repeat this step for each one.
	Re-mount the Virtual Disk Manager (base) virtual disk
	Restart the host application or reenable data transfer
	Snapshot virtual disk is ready for use (backup, speculative test, upgrades)
	Disable snapshot virtual disk until required again (for backup or testing) (disableSnapshot virtual disk or GUI equivalent)
	End of process. To reuse the snapshot virtual disk, start at A, and work through the remaining steps.