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
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From concat |
concat
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No.
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concat-mirror
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No. Add a mirror, and then use vxassist convert instead.
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mirror-concat
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No. Add a mirror instead.
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mirror-stripe
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No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the striped-mirror volume instead.
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raid5
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Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be defined.
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stripe
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Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be defined.
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stripe-mirror
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Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be defined.
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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
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From concat-mirror |
concat
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No. Use vxassist convert, and then remove the unwanted mirrors from the resulting mirrored-concatenated volume instead.
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concat-mirror
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No.
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mirror-concat
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No. Use vxassist convert instead.
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mirror-stripe
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No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the striped-mirror volume instead.
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raid5
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Yes.
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stripe
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Yes. This relayout removes a mirror and adds striping. The stripe width and number of columns may be defined.
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stripe-mirror
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Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be defined.
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Table: Supported relayout transformations for RAID-5 volumes shows the supported relayout transformations for RAID-5 volumes.
Table: Supported relayout transformations for RAID-5 volumes
Relayout to
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From RAID-5 |
concat
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Yes.
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concat-mirror
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Yes.
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mirror-concat
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No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the concatenated-mirror volume instead.
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mirror-stripe
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No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the striped-mirror volume instead.
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raid5
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Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be changed.
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stripe
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Yes. The stripe width or number of columns must be changed.
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stripe-mirror
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Yes. The stripe width or number of columns must be changed. Otherwise, use vxassist convert.
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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
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From mirror-concat |
concat
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No. Remove the unwanted mirrors instead.
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concat-mirror
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No. Use vxassist convert instead.
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mirror-concat
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No.
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mirror-stripe
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No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the striped-mirror volume instead.
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raid5
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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.
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stripe
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Yes.
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stripe-mirror
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Yes.
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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
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From mirror-stripe |
concat
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Yes.
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concat-mirror
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Yes.
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mirror-concat
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No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the concatenated-mirror volume instead.
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mirror-stripe
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No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the striped-mirror volume instead.
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raid5
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Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be changed.
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stripe
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Yes. The stripe width or number of columns must be changed.
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stripe-mirror
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Yes. The stripe width or number of columns must be changed. Otherwise, use vxassist convert.
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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
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From stripe or stripe-mirror |
concat
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Yes.
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concat-mirror
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Yes.
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mirror-concat
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No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the concatenated-mirror volume instead.
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mirror-stripe
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No. Use vxassist convert after relayout to the striped-mirror volume instead.
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raid5
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Yes. The stripe width and number of columns may be changed.
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stripe
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Yes. The stripe width or number of columns must be changed.
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stripe-mirror
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Yes. The stripe width or number of columns must be changed.
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