The following illustrations give examples of how the conversion process maps Solaris Volume Manager concat/stripe objects to VxVM objects. RAID-5 volumes and mirrors come through the conversion intact.
Single Solaris Volume Manager partition encapsulated in a concat/stripe Solaris Volume Manager object shows a single Solaris Volume Manager partition encapsulated in a concat/stripe Solaris Volume Manager object.
Single Solaris Volume Manager partition encapsulated in a concat/ stripe Solaris Volume Manager object
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The partition becomes a simple volume under VxVM.
A number of one-partition Solaris Volume Manager stripes in a concat/stripe Solaris Volume Manager object shows a number of one-partition Solaris Volume Manager stripes in a concat/stripe Solaris Volume Manager object.
A number of one-partition Solaris Volume Manager stripes in a concat/stripe Solaris Volume Manager object
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The stripes become a concat plex under VxVM.
A single Solaris Volume Manager stripe with any number of partitions in a concat/stripe Solaris Volume Manager object shows a single Solaris Volume Manager stripe with an arbitrary number of partitions in a concat/stripe Solaris Volume Manager object.
A single Solaris Volume Manager stripe with any number of partitions in a concat/stripe Solaris Volume Manager object
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The partitions become a striped plex under VxVM.
A Solaris Volume Manager concat/stripe object with a mix of stripes shows a Solaris Volume Manager concat/stripe object with a mix of stripes.
A Solaris Volume Manager concat/stripe object with a mix of stripes
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Under VxVM, the stripes are concatenated and may require a layered volume.