The disk layout is the way file system information is stored on disk. On VxFS, seven different disk layout versions were created to take advantage of evolving technological developments.
The disk layout versions used on VxFS are:
Some of the disk layout versions were not supported on all UNIX operating systems. Currently, only the Version 6 and later disk layouts can be created and mounted. Version 1, 2, 4, and 5 file systems cannot be created nor mounted. Version 7 is the default disk layout version.
The vxupgrade command is provided to upgrade an existing VxFS file system to the Version 7 or 8 layout while the file system remains online.
See the vxupgrade
(1M) manual page.
The vxfsconvert command is provided to upgrade Version 1 and 2 disk layouts to the Version 7 disk layout while the file system is not mounted.