Top-Down Volume Creation (Task Map)

The following task map identifies the procedures needed to create Solaris Volume Manager volumes using the metassist command. This command enables you to specify volumes based on quality-of-service characteristics and to create sets of layered volumes with a single command.

Task	Description	Instructions
Create volumes automatically	Enables you to use the `metassist` command to create one or more Solaris Volume Manager volumes. Also, enables you to control the amount of information about the volume creation process that the `metassist` command provides for troubleshooting or for diagnosing problems.	Creating Volumes Automatically Analyzing Volume Creation by Specifying Output Verbosity
Create a command file	Helps you create a shell script with the `metassist` command to generate the volumes that the command specifies.	Creating a Volume Configuration File With the `metassist` Command
Create a volume with a shell script	Shows you how to create the Solaris Volume Manager volumes that the `metassist` command specified with the shell script previously generated by the command.	Creating a Volume With a Saved Shell Script Created by the `metassist` Command
Create a volume configuration file	Helps you create a volume configuration file, describing the characteristics of the volumes you want to create.	Creating a Volume Configuration File With the `metassist` Command
Change the volume defaults file	Allows you to set default volume characteristics to customize the behavior of `metassist` command.	Changing the Volume Defaults File

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