Table A-7

Administering volumes

Commands summary

 

505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

vxassist [-g diskgroup] convert \

Converts between a layered volume

volume [layout=layout] [convert_options]

and a non-layered volume layout.

See Converting between layered and non-layered volumes” on page 300.

Example:

# vxassist -g mydg convert \ vol3 layout=stripe-mirror

vxassist [-g diskgroup] remove \

volume volume

Removes a volume.

See Removing a volume” on page 290.

Example:

#vxassist -g mydg remove \ myvol
Table A-8

Monitoring and controlling tasks

 

 

 

Command

 

Description

 

 

command [-g diskgroup] -t tasktag \

Specifies a task tag to a VxVM

[options] [arguments]

command.

 

 

See Specifying task tags” on

 

 

page 267.

 

 

Example:

 

 

# vxrecover -g mydg \

 

 

-t mytask -b mydg05

 

 

vxtask [-h] [-g diskgroup] list

Lists tasks running on a system.

 

 

See Using the vxtask command” on

 

 

page 269.

 

 

Example:

 

 

# vxtask -h -g mydg list

 

 

vxtask monitor task

Monitors the progress of a task.

See Using the vxtask command” on page 269.

Example:

# vxtask monitor mytask