VERITAS Storage Foundation 4.1 Oracle Administrator's Guide

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Converting Existing Database Configurations to

VxFS

You can convert existing database configurations to VERITAS Volume Manager and VERITAS

File System. This chapter describes how to convert LVM volume groups to VxVM disk groups and

how to migrate HFS file systems, earlier version layouts, and raw devices to current VxFS file

systems.

Topics include:

◆ “Converting LVM Volume Groups to VxVM Disk Groups” on page 155

◆ “Converting From HFS to VxFS With Quick I/O” on page 156

◆ “Converting From HFS to VxFS For Oracle Disk Manager” on page 157

◆ “Upgrading From JFS, OnlineJFS, and Earlier VxFS Version Layouts” on page 158

◆ “Converting From Raw Devices” on page 160