AIX LVM Quick Refrence

Quick reference only. Assumed the reader is familiar with the concept of AIX LVM

Action	smitty command	Command line	Remarks
Create a VG	smitty mkvg	mkvg -y '' -s '128'
Create a LV	smitty mklv	mklv -t jfs -y ''	jfs2 is preferred
Create a filesystem	smitty crfs	crfs -v jfs -a bf=true -d -m -A	jfs2 is preferred
Resize FS	smitty chfs	chfs -a size=+
Extend a VG	smitty extendvg	extendvg ...
Reduce a VG	smitty reducevg	reducevg
Move PV data	smitty migratepv	migratepv -l
Online a vg	smitty varyonvg	varyonvg
Offline a vg	smitty varyoffvg	varyoffvg
Export a VG	smitty exportvg	exportvg
Import a VG	smitty importvg	importvg -y
Remove a filesystem	smitty rmfs	Not recommend to use CLI
Make a lvcopy	smitty mklvcopy		Mirror a LV
Remove a lvcopy	smitty rmlvcopy		Remove the mirror of a LV
Split a lvcopy	No smitty	splitlvcopy -y 1
Mirror a vg	smitty mirrorvg	mirrorvg
Unmirror a vg	smitty unmirrorvg	Not recommend to use CLI