VERITAS Volume Manager 3.1 Migration Guide

Command Differences
LVM and VxVM Command Equivalents
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vgremove Removes the
definition of a volume
group from the
system.
vxdg deport
vxdiskadm
Deports a disk group from the
system.
Option 9 in the vxdiskadm
menu removes a disk group.
vgexport Removes a volume
group from the
system.
vxdg deport
vxdiskadm
Deports a disk group from the
system.
Option 9 in the vxdiskadm
menu removes a disk group.
vgimport Adds a volume group
to the system by
scanning physical
volumes which have
been exported using
vgexport.
vxdg import
vxdiskadm
Imports a disk group.
Option 8 in the vxdiskadm
menu imports a disk group.
No LVM command vxplex Operates on plex objects.
lvchange,
lvextend,
lvcreate,
lvreduce
Performs operations
on logical volumes.
vxvol Operates on volume objects.
vxrootmir
(HP-UX 11i
Version 1.5
Only)
Prepares a disk to support
booting (HP-UX 11i Version
1.5 only).
No LVM command vxsd Operates on subdisk objects.
No LVM command vxmend Fixes simple
misconfigurations.
Table 3-1Command Comparison
LVM Description/Action VxVM Description/Action