Exporting and Importing EVFS Volumes

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Exporting an EVFS Volume

91

Importing an EVFS Volume

93

6 Managing Data on EVFS Volumes

95

Limitations and Known Problems When Using EVFS with Volume Managers and File Systems

96

Creating a New EVFS Volume Overwrites Existing Data

96

vxresize –F Might Cause Data Loss or Corruption

96

Workaround

96

Renaming VxVM Volumes with EVFS Enabled Makes the Volume Unusable

96

Workaround

96

Resizing EVFS Volumes and File Systems

97

LVM Example: Increasing Volume and File System Sizes

97

Correct

97

Incorrect

98

LVM Example: Reducing Volume and File System Sizes

98

Correct

98

Incorrect

98

VxVM Example: Increasing Volume and File System Sizes

99

Correct

99

Incorrect

99

VxVM Example: Reducing Volume and File System Sizes

99

Correct

99

Incorrect

100

7 Backing Up and Restoring Data on EVFS Volumes

101

Backing Up EVFS Volumes

102

Backups Using LVM Mirrored Volumes

105

Creating Encrypted Backup Media on a Non-EVFS Device (LVM Mirrored Volumes)

105

Example

106

Creating Encrypted Backup Media on a Second EVFS Volume Using a Block Device Utility

(LVM Mirrored Volumes)

107

Example

108

Creating Encrypted Backup Media on a Second EVFS Volume Using a File Utility (LVM

 

Mirrored Volumes)

109

Example

110

Creating Cleartext Backup Media (LVM Mirrored Volumes)

111

Example: Block Device Utility

111

Example: File Utility

111

Backups Using VxVM Mirrored Volumes

112

Creating Encrypted Backup Media on a Non-EVFS Device (VxVM Mirrored Volumes)

112

Example

113

Creating Encrypted Backup Media on a Second EVFS Volume Using a Block Device Utility

(VxVM Mirrored Volumes)

115

Example

116

Creating Encrypted Backup Media on a Second EVFS Volume Using a File Utility (VxVM

Mirrored Volumes)

117

Example

118

Creating Cleartext Backup Media (VxVM Mirrored Volumes)

120

Example: Block Device Utility

120

Example: File Utility

120

Backups Using Nonmirrored Volumes

121

Creating Encrypted Backup Media to a Non-EVFS Device (Nonmirrored Volumes)

121

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