VERITAS Volume Manager 4.1 Migration Guide

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About This Document
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 LVM commands and terminology. This
Guide also discusses the use of both graphical user interfaces: VERITAS
Enterprise Administrator (VEA), the Volume Manager GUI, and SAM
(System Administration Manager), the Logical Volume Manager GUI.
Intended Audience
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
What Is in This Document
This guide is divided into 4 chapters. It also contains an Appendix and
Glossary section
Table 1 Document Organization
Chapter Description
Chapter 1, VxVM and LVM, Compares the VERITAS Volume
Manager to the HP Logical Volume
Manager conceptually
Chapter 2, Converting LVM to
VxVM,
Describes the procedures for
identifying and converting an LVM
configuration to a VxVM
configuration.