Run the doconvert
utility to start the conversion from the Solaris Volume Manager software to VxVM. A manual reboot of the system completes the conversion by updating configuration changes that were made by doconvert
.
The doconvert
utility checks that the VxVM licenses are correct, makes configuration changes, and then prompts for a system reboot. You must reboot the system immediately to complete the conversion process. If you run doconvert with the force
option, the system is automatically rebooted without prompting you.
doconvert
and before rebooting. Such changes can lead to loss of data.
If you choose not to reboot, the location of a script is given that allows you to reverse the changes to the system files made by doconvert
. If you run this script, the system files are reinstated and the conversion is prevented from completing at the next reboot.
If doconvert
fails, the system remains unchanged. You can then return to the preparation steps to correct problems. The following situations cause doconvert
to fail:
preconvert
does not exist or is stale.
Preconvert
terminated with an error.
During the conversion, doconvert
displays locations for some system file backups.