VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Migration Guide

Command Differences
LVM and VxVM Command Equivalents
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LVM and VxVM Command Equivalents
The table below lists the LVM commands and a near equivalent
command to use in VxVM. For more information, refer to the Task
Comparison chart. For information on VxVM commands, refer to the
VERITAS Volume Manager documentation package (see the 'Preface' .
Table 3-1Command Comparison
LVM Description/Action VxVM Description/Action
lvchange Changes the
characteristics of
logical volumes.
vxedit
or
vxvol set
Creates, removes, and
modifies Volume Manager
records.
There is no single
equivalent LVM
command.
vxresize Resizes a file system and its
underlying volume at the
same time.
lvlnboot Creates root, primary
and secondary swap
and dump volumes. It
also creates boot areas
on the disk.
vxvmboot
(HP-UX 11i
Version 1.5
Only)
Prepares volumes to be root,
boot, dump, or primary swap
volumes (HP-UX 11i Version
1.5 only).
lvcreate Creates a logical
volume.
vxassist Creates volumes with the
make parameter.
Example: vxassist make
vol_name 100M
layout=stripe