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The VxFS package cannot be removed if there are any mounted VxFS file systems. Unmount all VxFS file systems before removing the package. After you remove the VxFS package, VxFS file systems are not mountable or accessible until another VxFS package is installed. It is advisable to back up VxFS file systems before installing a new VxFS package. If VxFS will not be installed again, all VxFS file systems must be converted to a new file system type.
To remove VxFS file systems
Check if any VxFS file systems or Storage Checkpoints are mounted:
# df -T | grep vxfs
Make backups of all data on the file systems that you wish to preserve, or recreate them as non-VxFS file systems on non-VxVM volumes or partitions.
Unmount all Storage Checkpoints and file systems:
# umount /checkpoint_name # umount /filesystem
Comment out or remove any VxFS file system entries from the /etc/fstab file.