application commands
volume conversion start
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Convert a volume
Availability: This command is available to cluster and Vserver administrators at the advanced privilege level.
Description
The volume conversion start command converts a volume.
Parameters
-vserver <vserver name>- Vserver Name (privilege: advanced)-
This specifies the Vserver in which the volume is located.
-volume <volume name>- Volume Name (privilege: advanced)-
This specifies the name of the volume to convert.
[-check-only <true>]- Validate the Conversion Only (privilege: advanced)-
If true, this specifies whether the command will only validate that the conversion can be done, and that the volume will not be converted. The default value is false.
[-foreground <true>]- Foreground Process (privilege: advanced)-
This specifies whether the operation runs in the foreground. The default setting is
true(the operation runs in the foreground). When set to true, the command will not return until the operation completes.
Examples
The following example validates and converts a flexible volume named "flexvol" in Vserver "vs1" to a FlexGroup:
cluster::*> volume conversion start -vserver vs1 -volume flexvol
The following example validates whether flexible volume named "flexvol" in Vserver "vs1" can be converted to a FlexGroup:
cluster::*> volume conversion start -vserver vs1 -volume flexvol -check-only