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Scheduling considerations

The following preparation tasks can be done at any time before the conversion:

• Schedule downtime.
• Check and reconfigure Solaris Volume Manager metadevices.
• Identify references from applications to Solaris Volume Manager volumes.
• Install VxVM.

The setup tasks should be done just before starting the conversion. If you make changes to the Solaris Volume Manager configuration after doing the setup tasks, perform the following setup tasks again to update information used during the conversion:

• Run the preconvert utility.
• Run the showconvert utility.
• Make Solaris Volume Manager configuration changes if showconvert shows error messages.
• Re-run preconvert and showconvert if needed.
• Make Solaris Volume Manager backups.

The conversion tasks mark the point where you first make changes that cannot be reversed easily. Previous tasks of gathering information and reconfiguring the Solaris Volume Manager software (if needed) all allow you to continue using the Solaris Volume Manager software with no disruption. Do the following conversion tasks as soon as possible one after the other:

• Run the doconvert utility.
• Reboot the system.
• Change volume references in applications.

After the conversion completes successfully, the following post-conversion tasks are optional and can be done at any time:

• Improve volume layouts.
• Remove or reinitialize the Solaris Volume Manager software.