How This Guide is Organized

This guide is organized as follows:

• VxVM and LVM compares the VERITAS Volume Manager to the HP Logical Volume Manager conceptually.
• Converting LVM to VxVM describes the procedures for identifying and converting an LVM configuration to a VxVM configuration.
• Command Differences describes the differences between LVM and VxVM commands. It also lists LVM tasks and equivalent or similar VxVM tasks.
• SAM and the VEA describes the usage of VERITAS Volume Manager's GUI (VEA) and its relationship with HP-UX SAM (System Administration Manager).
• Conversion Error Messages describes the error messages that may be encountered during conversion and contains troubleshooting procedures.
• Glossary defines terms related to the Volume Manager and LVM.