HP-UX Logical Volume Manager and MirrorDisk/UX Release Notes (September 2009)

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Logical Volume Manager and MirrorDisk/UX Release Notes......................................5
About this Document..............................................................................................................................5
LVM and MirrorDisk/UX Overview.......................................................................................................5
Overview of Changes........................................................................................................................5
New and Changed Features in This Release..........................................................................................5
New Features.....................................................................................................................................5
Data Mobility...............................................................................................................................5
Online LVM Configuration in Shared Clusters...........................................................................5
Forced Deactivation.....................................................................................................................5
Changed Features..............................................................................................................................7
pvmove Enhancements................................................................................................................7
Deprecated or Obsolete Features......................................................................................................7
Known Problems Fixed in This Version.................................................................................................7
Known Problems and Limitations..........................................................................................................9
Installation Requirements.......................................................................................................................9
Required Hardware...........................................................................................................................9
Required Software.............................................................................................................................9
Required Patches...............................................................................................................................9
Mass Storage Critical Resource Analysis.....................................................................................9
mkfs and mkboot Commands....................................................................................................9
HP Serviceguard..........................................................................................................................9
VxVM 4.1 Commands................................................................................................................10
Required Disk Space........................................................................................................................10
Compatibility Issues.............................................................................................................................10
Version 2.1 Volume Groups.............................................................................................................10
Moving from HP-UX 11i v2 to HP-UX 11i v3.................................................................................10
Moving Volume Groups from HP-UX 11i v3 to Previous HP-UX Releases...................................11
Related Documentation........................................................................................................................12
Software Availability in Native Languages..........................................................................................12
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