3.1.2 Matrix Server Administration Guide

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To recreate a volume from the command line, you will first need to use
the dynvolume destroy command and then run the dynvolume create
command.
Convert a Basic Volume to a Dynamic
Volume
If you have PSFS filesystems that were created directly on an imported
disk partition or LUN (a basic volume), you can convert the basic volume
to a dynamic volume. The new dynamic volume will contain only the
original subdevice; you can use the Extend Volume option to add other
subdevices to the dynamic volume.
NOTE: The new dynamic volume is unstriped. It is not possible to add
striping to a converted dynamic volume. If you want to use
striping, you will need to recreate the volume.
To convert a basic volume, select the associated PSFS filesystem on the
Management Console, right-click, and select Convert to Dynamic
Volume.