VERITAS 4.1 Installation Guide (March 2006)

Setting Up Base-VXFS 4.1 and Base-VXVM 4.1
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To upgrade an existing Base-VXFS 4.1 disk layout to Disk Layout Version 6 while the file
system remains online, run the following command:
# vxupgrade -n 6 /mount_point
The -n option is used to specify the disk layout version number to which to upgrade.
You can use the vxfsconvert command to upgrade file systems, while they are offline, from
Disk Layout Version 3 to Disk Layout Version 4. For more information on upgrading disk
layouts, refer to the vxfsconvert (1M), vxupgrade (1M), and fsadm (1M) manpages.
NOTE You must not convert the directories / and /stand to Disk Layout Version 6
because the HP-UX bootloader does not support the Disk Layout Version 6.
If you have converted the other system volumes (/usr,/var,/opt, etc.)to Disk
Layout Version 6, you must not remove Base-VXFS 4.1 and revert to JFS 3.5
because this will leave the system in an unbootable state.
Setting Up Base-VXVM 4.1
You can use the vxinstall procedure to initialize VxVM. The vxinstall initialization
procedure enables you to do the following:
• Specify the name of the default disk group to be used by the commands if the -g option is
not used to specify a disk group.
• Choose whether to use enclosure-based naming for disks. This type of naming enables you
to associate more meaningful disk-access names with disks in different arrays.
NOTE For more information on setting up VxVM disk groups and volumes after
installation, refer to section “Configuring VERITAS Volume Manager” in the
VERITAS Volume Manager 4.1 Administrator’s Guide.
To configure Base-VXVM 4.1, complete the following procedure:
Step 1. To set up the VERITAS Volume Manager, run the following command:
# vxinstall
The following output is displayed: