Migrating to an image mode virtual disk using the CLI

You can use the command-line interface (CLI) to migrate data to an image mode virtual disk (VDisk).

The svctask migratetoimage CLI command allows you to migrate the data from an existing VDisk onto a different managed disk (MDisk).

When the svctask migratetoimage CLI command is issued, it migrates the data of the user specified source VDisk onto the specified target MDisk. When the command completes, the VDisk is classified as an image mode VDisk.
Note: Migration commands fail if the target or source VDisk is offline, or if there is insufficient quorum disk space to store the metadata. Correct the offline or quorum disk condition and reissue the command.

The MDisk specified as the target must be in an unmanaged state at the time the command is run. Issuing this command results in the inclusion of the MDisk into the user specified MDisk group.

Issue the following CLI command to migrate data to an image mode VDisk:

svctask migratetoimage -vdisk vdiskname/ID
-mdisk newmdiskname/ID -mdiskgrp newmdiskgrpname/ID
  -threads 4

where vdiskname/ID is the name or ID of the VDisk, newmdiskname/ID is the name or ID of the new MDisk, and newmdiskgrpname/ID is the name or ID of the new MDisk group.
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