VERITAS Volume Manager 4.1 Administrator's Guide

Commands Summary
Appendix A426
vxassist snapclear
snapshot
Makes the snapshot volume
independent. See “Dissociating a
Snapshot Volume (snapclear)” on
page 315.
vxassist [-g diskgroup]
relayout volume \
[layout=layout]
[relayout_options]
Performs online relayout of a volume.
See “Performing Online Relayout” on
page 318.
vxassist relayout volume
layout=raid5 \
stripeunit=W ncol=N
Relays out a volume as a RAID-5
volume with stripe width W and N
columns. See “Performing Online
Relayout” on page 318.
vxrelayout -o bg reverse
volume
Reverses the direction of a paused
volume relayout. See “Controlling the
Progress of a Relayout” on page 320.
vxassist convert volume
[layout=layout]
[convert_options]
Converts between a layered volume and
a non-layered volume layout. See
“Converting Between Layered and
Non-Layered Volumes” on page 322.
vxassist convert volume \
layout=mirror-stripe
Converts a striped-mirror volume to a
mirrored-stripe volume. See
“Converting Between Layered and
Non-Layered Volumes” on page 322.
vxvol stop volume Stops a volume. See “Stopping a
Volume” on page 271.
vxassist remove volume
volume
Removes a volume. See “Removing a
Volume” on page 295.
Table A-7 Administering Volumes (Continued)
Command Description