An EVMS volume can be converted to a compatibility volume only if the volume does not have EVMS features on it. This section provides a detailed explanation of how to convert EVMS volumes to compatibility volumes by providing instructions to help you complete the following task.
Example 15.2. Convert an EVMS volume
You have an EVMS volume,
/dev/evms/my_vol, that you want to make a compatibility volume.
Follow these instructions to convert an EVMS volume to a compatibility volume with the EVMS GUI:
Choose → → .
Select /dev/evms/my_vol
from the list of available volumes.
Click the button to convert the volume.
Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps to convert the volume through the GUI context sensitive menu:
From the tab, right click
/dev/evms/my_vol.
Click
Continue converting the volume beginning with step 3 of the GUI instructions.
Follow these instructions to convert an EVMS volume to a compatibility volume with the Ncurses interface:
Choose → →
Select /dev/evms/my_vol from the
list of available volumes.
Activate .
Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps to convert the volume through the context sensitive menu:
From the Volumes view, press Enter on /dev/evms/my_vol.
Activate the menu item.
Continue to convert the volume beginning with step 3 of the Ncurses instructions.
To convert a volume use the Convert command.
The Convert command takes the name of a volume as its first argument, and
the keyword compatibility to indicate a change to a compatibility volume
as the second argument. To complete the example and convert a volume, type the
following command at the EVMS: prompt:
convert: /dev/evms/my_vol, compatibility