Permitted relayout transformations

Table: Supported relayout transformations for concatenated volumes shows the supported relayout transformations for concatenated volumes.

Table: Supported relayout transformations for concatenated volumes

Relayout to

From concat

concat

No.

concat-mirror

No. Add a mirror, and then use vxassist convert instead.

mirror-concat

No. Add a mirror instead.

mirror-stripe

No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the striped-mirror volume instead.

raid5

Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be defined.

stripe

Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be defined.

stripe-mirror

Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be defined.

Table: Supported relayout transformations for concatenated-mirror volumes shows the supported relayout transformations for concatenated-mirror volumes.

Table: Supported relayout transformations for concatenated-mirror volumes

Relayout to

From concat-mirror

concat

No. Use vxassist convert, and then remove the unwanted mirrors from the resulting mirrored-concatenated volume instead.

concat-mirror

No.

mirror-concat

No. Use vxassist convert instead.

mirror-stripe

No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the striped-mirror volume instead.

raid5

Yes.

stripe

Yes. This relayout removes a mirror and adds striping. The stripe width and number of columns may be defined.

stripe-mirror

Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be defined.

Table: Supported relayout transformations for mirrored-stripe volumes shows the supported relayout transformations for RAID-5 volumes.

Table: Supported relayout transformations for mirrored-stripe volumes

Relayout to

From mirror-stripe

concat

Yes.

concat-mirror

Yes.

mirror-concat

No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the concatenated-mirror volume instead.

mirror-stripe

No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the striped-mirror volume instead.

raid5

Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be changed.

stripe

Yes. The stripe width or number of columns must be changed.

stripe-mirror

Yes. The stripe width or number of columns must be changed. Otherwise, use vxassist convert.

Table: Supported relayout transformations for mirrored-concatenated volumes shows the supported relayout transformations for mirror-concatenated volumes.

Table: Supported relayout transformations for mirrored-concatenated volumes

Relayout to

From mirror-concat

concat

No. Remove the unwanted mirrors instead.

concat-mirror

No. Use vxassist convert instead.

mirror-concat

No.

mirror-stripe

No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the striped-mirror volume instead.

raid5

Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be defined. Choose a plex in the existing mirrored volume on which to perform the relayout. The other plexes are removed at the end of the relayout operation.

stripe

Yes.

stripe-mirror

Yes.

Table: Supported relayout transformations for mirrored-stripe volumes shows the supported relayout transformations for mirrored-stripe volumes.

Table: Supported relayout transformations for mirrored-stripe volumes

Relayout to

From mirror-stripe

concat

Yes.

concat-mirror

Yes.

mirror-concat

No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the concatenated-mirror volume instead.

mirror-stripe

No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the striped-mirror volume instead.

raid5

Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be changed.

stripe

Yes. The stripe width or number of columns must be changed.

stripe-mirror

Yes. The stripe width or number of columns must be changed. Otherwise, use vxassist convert.

Table: Supported relayout transformations for unmirrored stripe and layered striped-mirror volumes shows the supported relayout transformations for unmirrored stripe and layered striped-mirror volumes.

Table: Supported relayout transformations for unmirrored stripe and layered striped-mirror volumes

Relayout to

From stripe or stripe-mirror

concat

Yes.

concat-mirror

Yes.

mirror-concat

No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the concatenated-mirror volume instead.

mirror-stripe

No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the striped-mirror volume instead.

raid5

Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be changed.

stripe

Yes. The stripe width or number of columns must be changed.

stripe-mirror

Yes. The stripe width or number of columns must be changed.