VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 Migration Guide (August 2002)

Preface

This Guide describes how to migrate from HP-UX Logical Volume Manager (LVM) to

VERITAS Volume Manager™ (VxVM

) and convert disks and volumes managed by LVM

to VxVM. It includes information on differences between VxVM and LVMcommands and

terminology. This Guide also discussesthe use of both graphical user interfaces:VERITAS

Enterprise Administrator™ (VEA™), the Volume Manager GUI, and SAM (System

Administration Manager), the Logical Volume Manager GUI.

Audience

This introductory guide isintended for systemadministrators responsible for conﬁguring

and maintaining systems using HP-UX Logical Volume Manager.

This Guide assumes:

◆ A basic understanding of system administration

◆ Familiarity with HP-UX Logical Volume Manager and related concepts

◆ A working knowledge of the HP-UX operating system

Scope

The purpose of this Guide is to provide system administrators with information on how

to convert from the HP-UX Logical Volume Manager to the VERITAS Volume Manager.

Organization

This guide is organized as follows:

◆ “VxVM and LVM” compares the VERITAS Volume Manager to the HP Logical

Volume Manager conceptually.

◆ “Converting LVM to VxVM” describes the procedures for identifying and converting

an LVM conﬁguration to a VxVM conﬁguration.