VERITAS Volume Manager 3.5 Migration Guide (September 2004)

Chapter 3
Command Differences
Comparison of LVM and VxVM Tasks
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LVM Synchronize a mirrored logical volume.
Synchronize extents within a mirrored
logical volume.
lvsync /dev/ vol_grp / lvol_name
VxVM Resynchronize operations for the given
volumes.
vxvol resync
LVM Synchronize extents within mirrored
logical volumes in a volume group.
vgsync /dev/ vol_grp
VxVM Resynchronize operations for the named
volumes, or for volumes residing on the
named disks.
If no medianame or volume operands are
specified, then the operation applies to all
volumes.
vxrecover -s vol_name
LVM Start a volume. lvchange -a y /dev/ vol_grp / lvol_name
VxVM Start a volume. vxrecover -s vol_name
vxvol start vol_name
LVM Stop a volume. lvchange -a n /dev/ vol_grp / lvol_name
VxVM Stop a volume. vxvol stop vol_name
LVM Make a disk available as a hot spare. pvchange -z y /dev/dsk/ disk_name
VxVM Make a disk available as a hot spare. vxedit set spare=on disk_name
Table 3-2 LVM and VxVM Task Comparison (Continued)
Task
Type
Description Example