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VERITAS Volume Manager™ 2.7 for Windows 2000

Quick Start Guide

June 200130-000237-011

Disclaimer

The information contained in this publication is subject to change without notice. VERITAS Software Corporation makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. VERITAS Software Corporation shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this manual.

Copyright

Copyright © 2001 VERITAS Software Corporation. All rights reserved. VERITAS is a registered trademark of VERITAS Software Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. The VERITAS logo and VERITAS Volume Manager are trademarks of VERITAS Software Corporation. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Printed in the USA and /or Ireland, June 2001.

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Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Before Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Requirements for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Chapter 2. Volume Manager 2.7 Quick Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Installing Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Uninstalling Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 3. Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Starting and Exiting the Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Adding a New Disk to Your System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Removing a Disk from the Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Formatting a Partition or Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Deleting a Partition or Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Upgrading a Basic Disk to Dynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Reverting a Dynamic Disk to Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Creating a Dynamic Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Adding a Mirror to a Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Removing a Mirror from a Mirrored Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Chapter 4. Where to Get More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

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iv Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 Quick Start Guide

Introduction
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Welcome to VERITAS Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000. This guide is designed to get you up and running quickly. It provides instructions on installing, configuring, and using the Volume Manager software.

Topics included in this guide are:

� Requirements for Installation

� Installing Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000

� Starting and Exiting the Program

� Getting Started

� Where to Get More Information

This Quick Start Guide provides only basic instructions to get you started. For more detailed explanations and instructions, refer to the Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 User’s Guide.

AudienceThis documentation assumes that the reader is a system administrator who has administrative privileges, a thorough knowledge of the Windows 2000 operating system, and an understanding of networking procedures.

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Before Getting Started

Before Getting StartedIt is HIGHLY recommended that you exit all running applications prior to running the Volume Manager Setup program.

Note Only one instance of Volume Manager can be installed on the system. Conflicts can arise if there are multiple Volume Manager installations running on the same machine.

Requirements for InstallationInstallation requirements or recommendations are:

� You must be running Windows 2000 Professional, Server, or Advanced Server, which all require Service Pack 1, or you can run Windows 2000 Datacenter, which requires no service pack.

� 37 MB disk space is required for the full installation.

The program checks for sufficient disk space before installing.

� Minimum requirement for system memory size is 128 MB.

� No minimum system processor speed.

200 MHz or faster Pentium is suggested.

� A minimum of two host adapters are required to use the Dynamic Multipathing (DMP) feature.

� A minimum resolution of 800 x 600 pixels is recommended for the monitor.

Note Before installing Volume Manager on a computer that is a node in an MSCS cluster, make sure the cluster service is running on that node. If the service is not running, the Volume Manager install program will not install and register cluster components properly.

2 Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 Quick Start Guide

Volume Manager 2.7 Quick Installation
2 Overview
This chapter will guide you through the Volume Manager 2.7 installation process. This chapter also contains information on uninstalling the product. The steps given in this chapter are general; for more detailed explanations and instructions, refer to the Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 User’s Guide.

Note It is HIGHLY recommended that you exit all running applications prior to running the Volume Manager Setup program.

If you install only the Volume Manager Client on a computer, no license is required. The Client can be installed on a computer running any version of Windows 2000.

Licenses are required to install the server component of Volume Manager. The license you purchase—Server, Advanced Server, or Datacenter—allows installation only on a machine with the matching version of the Windows 2000 operating system. For example, a Volume Manager Advanced Server license allows you to install Volume Manager only on a computer that is running Windows 2000 Advanced Server.

Note If you have a Windows 2000 Professional system, the Volume Manager Client is the only version of Volume Manager that you can install on that machine.

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Installing Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000


Note If you plan to use Volume Manager cluster disk groups with Microsoft Cluster Server (MSCS), be sure that MSCS is running on the target system when you install Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000.

1. Insert the Volume Manager CD into the CD-ROM drive.

If the installation does not begin immediately, run launch.exe from the root directory of the CD-ROM drive.

2. When the installation wizard screen appears, click Next to start the installation.

The Select Installation Type screen appears.

3. Choose an installation type.

- Client

Installs the Volume Manager Client and associated help files.

- Client with Remote Cluster Support

Installs a version of the Volume Manager Client, remote cluster support, and associated help files.

- Server

Installs the Client, the Server, associated help files, and any additional features that your license key permits.

Note If you are installing Volume Manager on a machine that is running Windows 2000 Professional, you will see only the first and second choices in the Installation Type screen.

4. Click Next to continue.

5. If you chose a Client installation, go to step 6 for further instructions. For Server installation, go to step 8 to continue with the instructions.

6. For a Client installation, enter the appropriate information in the User Information screen, and click Next.

7. For Client installation only, continue with the instructions at step 11 on page 5.



8. If you chose the Server installation, enter your name, organization, and license key in the User Information screen that appears, and click Next.

The license key is the serial number that is provided with the product.

9. In the Select Features screen that appears next, choose the features you wish to install. The features are:

- Volume Manager Client (must be installed)

- Volume Manager Help Files

- Volume Manager Server

- Volume Manager 2.7 MSCS Support

- Volume Manager 2.7 DMP Support

To choose a feature, click on the down arrow to the left of its name, then select “Entire feature will be installed on the local hard drive” from the drop-down list.

If you have a license for Volume Manager Advanced Server or Volume Manager Datacenter, choose one or both of the optional advanced features—MSCS Support and DMP Support.

Features that are not available for installation are marked with a red x.

Note If you select Volume Manager 2.7 MSCS support and you are installing on a system WITHOUT the Microsoft Cluster service installed, the installation will assume that you want your target system to function as a remote cluster administrator. In a later step, you will be prompted to enter the name of the remote cluster you wish to administer.

10. When you are satisfied with the installation features selection, click Next.

11. Choose a location on your target system to install the product. Click Next.

Although you may choose any location you wish, it is recommended that you select the default location.

12. If you selected the Client with Remote Cluster Support or the Server and Volume Manager 2.7 MSCS support, the Cluster Information screen appears. Enter the name of the cluster you want the program to manage and click Next.

13. The Ready to Install the Application screen appears. Click Next again to start the installation.

14. After a screen appears with the message that the program has been successfully installed, click Finish.

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Uninstalling Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000

If you are installing the Client only, the installation is now complete. You will not be asked to reboot.

15. If you are installing the Server version of the software, an additional screen comes up to inform you that the system must be rebooted. Click Yes to restart now or No to restart later.

The Windows 2000 Plug and Play Manager will activate after the reboot, indicating that it has discovered new hardware. You may be required to perform a second reboot if dynamic volumes are present on your system. Volumes on basic disks will not require a second reboot.

Uninstalling Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000To uninstall Volume Manager 2.7, follow the steps listed below:

1. Select Start>Settings>Control Panel.

2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

A list of installed products appears, one of which will be Volume Manager 2.7.

3. Click to select VERITAS Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000, and then click the Remove button.

Note If you uninstall Volume Manager, you may not be able to access all its dynamic volumes. Also, if the system functioned as part of a Microsoft Cluster, any Volume Manager Disk Group resources will NOT be accessible after uninstall.

A screen appears to confirm that you want to remove the program.

4. Click Yes to remove the program.

At the end of the removal process, you are asked to reboot.

5. Click Yes to reboot.

The system reboots to restore Disk Management, the default disk and volume manager that comes with Windows 2000. Any dynamic volumes that have advanced features that are not supported by Disk Management will not be accessible.


Getting Started
3 This chapter contains information about the following basic Volume Manager functions:
� Starting and Exiting the Program

� Adding a New Disk to Your System

� Removing a Disk from the Computer

� Formatting a Partition or Volume

� Deleting a Partition or Volume

� Upgrading a Basic Disk to Dynamic

� Reverting a Dynamic Disk to Basic

� Creating a Dynamic Volume

� Adding a Mirror to a Volume

� Removing a Mirror from a Mirrored Volume

Starting and Exiting the Program

To start the program, select Start->Programs->VERITAS->Volume Manager 2.7->Volume Manager Console.

To exit the program, select Exit from the File menu or click in the close box in the upper right corner.

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Adding a New Disk to Your System

Adding a New Disk to Your System

1. Install or attach the new physical disk or disks.

2. From the View menu, select Rescan, or select Rescan from the toolbar, the second tool from the left.

A box displays the percentage completion for the rescan process. For more information on the Rescan command, refer to the Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 User’s Guide.

After the operation is finished, the Volume Manager console displays current information.

If Volume Manager does not detect the new disk, you may need to reboot.

A brand new disk will have no signature.

New disks are added to the computer as basic disks. You can upgrade new disks to dynamic disks at any time.

Basic Disk

A basic disk adheres to the partition-oriented scheme of Windows NT, Windows 95/98, and MS-DOS. Basic disks can also contain RAID volumes that were created in NT Disk Administrator, including spanned volumes (volume sets), mirrored volumes (mirror sets), striped volumes (stripe sets), and RAID-5 volumes (stripe sets with parity). In addition, CD-ROMs and removable-media disks are considered basic disks.

Dynamic Disk

A dynamic disk is a physical disk that can contain dynamic volumes created with Volume Manager. A dynamic volume organizes space on one or more physical disks by using a specific type of volume layout. The six types of dynamic volume layouts are simple, spanned, mirrored, striped, RAID-5, and mirrored striped (RAID 1+0).

On a dynamic disk, space is organized through volumes rather than partitions. Because a dynamic disk does not have the partitioning scheme used by Windows NT, Windows 95/98, and MS-DOS, you cannot access dynamic disks through those operating systems.


Removing a Disk from the Computer

Removing a Disk from the Computer

Basic Disk

If you remove a basic disk from the computer and then do a rescan, the disk and its volumes will no longer show up in the Volume Manager GUI.

Dynamic Disk

If the dynamic disk’s status remains Offline and Missing and you determine that the disk has a problem that cannot be repaired, you can remove the disk from the system by using the Remove Disk command.

However, before you can remove the disk, you must delete all volumes on the disk. You can save any mirrored volumes on the disk by removing the mirror that is on the Missing disk instead of the entire volume. Deleting a volume destroys the data in the volume, so you should remove a disk only if you are absolutely certain that the disk is permanently damaged and unusable.

If a disk is marked Missing and is not connected to the computer, you can use the Remove Disk command without worrying about destroying the data.

To use the Remove Disk command:

1. Right-click the disk to bring up its context menu.

2. Select Remove Disk from the menu.

Note If you have a disk that appears to be deteriorating because it has many errors, you can easily move the data from that disk to another disk by using Volume Manager’s Move Subdisk command. Refer to the Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 User’s Guide.

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Formatting a Partition or Volume

Formatting a Partition or Volume

Caution All data in the partition or volume will be lost when you format it.

1. Right-click the volume or partition you want to format and then click Format.

2. Choose NTFS, FAT, or FAT32 as the file system to use.

3. Enter a label for the volume. The label will appear on the Volume Manager console. If a name has been selected, this name appears in the text box, but you can change it.

4. Select an allocation size, or use the default, which is automatically selected.

5. If desired, select the formatting options:

- Quick format — Formats the volume or partition without scanning for bad sectors in the volume or partition.

- Enable file and folder compression — Can only be used if you choose NTFS as the file system format.

6. Click OK.

A confirmation screen appears, warning that formatting will erase all data in the volume.

7. Click OK in the confirmation screen to begin formatting.

A progress bar displays the percentage of completion for the formatting process.

Note You can cancel formatting at any time during the process by selecting Cancel Format from the menu. However, the Cancel Format option does not attempt to restore any of the volume’s content.


Deleting a Partition or Volume

Deleting a Partition or Volume

Caution All data in the volume or partition will be lost when you delete it. Make sure that the information has been backed up onto another storage medium and verified, or that it is no longer needed.

1. Right-click on the designated volume and select Delete Volume.

2. You are prompted for verification. Click Yes to delete, or No to cancel. The volume is removed immediately if you click Yes.

Note You cannot delete the volume containing the system files (the boot volume).

Upgrading a Basic Disk to Dynamic

Note Upgrading a basic disk to a dynamic disk prepares the disk so that it can be used for creating dynamic volumes.

1. Before you upgrade a basic disk, close any programs that may be running on the disk.

2. Right-click the basic disk you want to upgrade to bring up the disk’s context menu, and then click Upgrade to Dynamic Disk.

The initial screen of the Upgrade to Dynamic Disk Wizard appears.


The Select Disks to Upgrade screen comes up, listing the available basic disks in the left pane. If you had a disk already selected, it will appear in the right pane.

4. Select the disk or disks to upgrade, indicating the dynamic group to which it should be added, and click Next to continue.

If necessary, use the Add button to move a disk from the left to the right pane.

Use the pull-down menu to select an existing dynamic group, or, if you want to create a new dynamic group, click the New button, type in a name for the group, and click OK.

If any of the disks you select already contain partitions, clicking Next takes you to a confirmation screen, which will list each disk and its contents and whether the disk can be upgraded.


Reverting a Dynamic Disk to Basic

For more information on dynamic groups, refer to the Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 User’s Guide.

If one of the selected disks contains a system or boot partition, you will have to reboot the computer to complete the upgrade of the disk.

If you are upgrading from Windows NT 4.0, Windows 95, or Windows 98 and have existing partitions on one or more of the selected disks, a message comes up stating that if you upgrade the disk or disks to dynamic, you will not be able to boot a previous version of Windows from that disk.

The message also states that file systems on any of the disks to be upgraded will be force dismounted. This means that if any file systems are in use at the time of upgrade, they will be dismounted, so that the upgrade can continue.

Once you have clicked Next to continue, the Validate Disks to Upgrade screen comes up.

5. Click Finish to complete the conversion.

Reverting a Dynamic Disk to BasicYou can revert a dynamic disk to basic if there are no volumes on the disk. If volumes exist, you must delete them before you can revert the disk. Disks shown in Volume Manager to be Unreadable as well as Foreign can be reverted, but doing so causes you to lose all existing data on the reverted disk.

1. Right-click on the selected disk and select Revert to Basic Disk.

2. Make sure the proper disk you want to revert to a basic disk is showing in the right pane of the window and click Next to continue.

3. Click Finish to complete.

Creating a Dynamic Volume

1. Select the disk that you want the dynamic volume to be created on by clicking on a disk’s label (in the tree view, General tab, or Disk View tab).

The disk has to be a dynamic disk.

2. Right-click the disk to bring up the disk context menu, and then choose Create Volume from the menu. You can also choose the command from the Task menu on the menu bar or click the first tool on the left side of the toolbar.



The Create Volume wizard appears. You can read information about partitions and volumes and then click Next to continue.

The Select Partition or Volume window appears.

3. Make sure the Dynamic Volume button is selected.

The Dynamic Volume button should be selected automatically. The dynamic group to which the volume belongs is also shown.

If you started this wizard from the toolbar or without a dynamic disk selected, you will need to select the dynamic group for the volume in the list on the screen.

Click Next to continue.

The Select Volume Type window appears.

4. Select the volume type and provide a size in megabytes or gigabytes.

Select one of the following volume types:

- Concatenated

- Striped

- RAID-5

- Mirrored

- Mirrored Striped (RAID 1+0)

Note For explanations of the volume types, refer to the Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 User’s Guide.

You can use the pull-down list to the right of the “Total volume size” entry box to switch between MB and GB for indicating the volume size.

The Query Max Size button works differently, depending on whether you have a disk selected.

- If you do not have a disk selected when you start the Create Volume wizard, no figure displays in the volume size box. If you then click on a volume type and also click the Query Max Size button, a size appears in the volume size box that represents the maximum volume for that layout for all disks in the dynamic group.

- If you do have a disk selected when you start the Create Volume wizard, a size is shown in the volume size box that represents the maximum concatenated (simple or spanned) volume size on the selected disk. If you then click the Query Max Size button, a new number appears in the volume size box that represents the maximum size for a spanned volume that spans all the disks in the dynamic



group. You can also click on another volume layout and then click the Query Max Size button to get the maximum size for that layout that involves unallocated space on all disks in the dynamic group.


The Verify Disks screen appears.

In the Verify Disks screen, the volume is represented in a diagram with one or more plexes, columns, and disks. For explanations of these terms, refer to the Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 User’s Guide.

For your convenience, Volume Manager automatically selects the disks that the volume will reside on. To choose different disks, click the Modify button to bring up the Modify Disk Selection dialog box.

For each disk you want to change, select the disk and then use the pull-down list to choose another disk in its place. Click OK when you have finished your changes to return to the Verify Disks screen.

6. After you have reviewed the Verify Disks screen and are satisfied with the volume configuration, click Next to continue.

The Assign Drive Letter window comes up next.

7. In the Assign Drive Letter screen, you can assign a drive letter or drive path to this volume if you want to format the volume. You can also assign a drive letter later. Click Next to continue.

- Assign a drive letter by using the pull-down list.

- Mount at an empty NTFS folder by clicking the option and then typing in a folder name or browsing to select the folder name. Volume Manager will create a new folder for you if you click the New Folder button in the Browse for Drive Path screen.

- If you do not want to assign a drive letter, select the “Do not assign drive letter” box. After the volume is created, it will appear as an icon with no drive letter in the Volume Manager console, allowing you to assign the drive letter later.

8. In the Format Volume screen that appears next, select the “Format this volume” checkbox if you want to format the volume using NTFS, FAT, or FAT32. For descriptions of the different formats, refer to the Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 User’s Guide.

9. To name the volume, type a name in the “Volume Label” entry box. If you do not enter a name, your volume will be named New Volume by default.

Give the volume a name that will be helpful to you in identifying it.


Adding a Mirror to a Volume

10. Select an allocation unit size in bytes, if you want to use a size other than the default.

Default settings are strongly recommended for general use.

11. If desired, select a formatting option:

- Quick format — Use this method to skip scanning for bad sectors in the volume during formatting.

- Enable file and folder compression — Use this method to compress the folders and files that are added to the volume. This option is available only if the volume is being formatted with NTFS.


The final screen displays a summary of the properties of the volume.

13. Review this carefully before clicking Finish to create the volume.

A progress bar displays the percentage of completion for the formatting process.

Adding a Mirror to a VolumeMirroring adds fault tolerance to concatenated or striped volumes.

Right-click a volume and then click Add Mirror to access the Add Mirror wizard.

1. Choose either Express or Custom mode and click Next to continue.

- Express lets Volume Manager pick the mirror location. This choice is recommended for optimal mirror location.

- Custom allows you to pick the mirror location.

2. Click Finish to add the mirror or Cancel to cancel the operation.

Note If you create more than one mirror at a time, you may see inconsistent information on the progress bar. Also, the generation of multiple mirrors does affect system resources. After creating a mirror, you may want to wait until it has finished generating before creating another mirror.


Removing a Mirror from a Mirrored Volume

Removing a Mirror from a Mirrored Volume

1. Right-click the volume from which you want to remove a mirror and click Remove Mirror from the context menu that comes up.

2. In the Remove Mirror screen that comes up, choose the mirror you want to remove from the volume.

You can click the Details button to view available mirrors and their associated disks.

3. Click OK to complete the command.

Caution Once you remove a mirror from a mirrored volume, the removed part of the mirror becomes unallocated space. All of the data on the removed mirror is deleted.


Where to Get More Information
4 More information about Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 can be found in:
� VERITAS Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 User’s Guide

� Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 Readme file

� The online help version of the User’s Guide

To access the online version of the User’s Guide, select Contents from the Help menu or click Help in a dialog box.

A copy of the VERITAS Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 User’s Guide in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) is included on the program CD. You can view and print the document with Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Where to Get HelpIf you encounter problems in using the Volume Manager 2.7 software, first refer to the documentation and follow the procedures described there. You may also want to look at the “Troubleshooting” chapter in the Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 User’s Guide for more help.

Please see the Technical Services Guide or check http://support.veritas.com for information on contacting VERITAS Vsupport.

For additional information about VERITAS products, visit the VERITAS web site at:

www.veritas.com

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Index

AAudience 1

BBasic Disk 8Before Getting Started 2

DDynamic Disk 8

GGetting Started 7

IInstalling Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 4

RRemoving a Disk from the Computer 9Requirements for Installation 2

SStarting and Exiting the Program 7

UUninstalling Volume Manager 2.7 for Windows 2000 6Upgrading a Basic Disk to Dynamic 11

WWhere to Get Help 17Where to Get More Information 17

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