Logical Storage Manager

Product Version: Digital UNIX Version 4.0 or higher

March 1996

This manual provides an overview of the Digital UNIX Logical Storage Manager (LSM) concepts and describes how to configure and maintain systems under the control of LSM. It also describes advanced volume management concepts including striping, mirroring, and disk group management. Reference information is included to help you perform common disk management operations using the LSM interfaces.

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