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<chapter id="evmsmigrate"><title>Viewing compatibility volumes after migrating</title>
<para>Migrating to EVMS allows you to have the flexibility of EVMS without losing the integrity of your existing data. EVMS discovers existing volume management volumes as compatibility volumes. After you have installed EVMS, you can view your existing volumes with the interface of your choice. </para>
<sect1 id="guimigrate"><title>Using the EVMS GUI</title>
<para>If you are using the EVMS GUI as your preferred interface, you can view your migrated volumes by typing <command>evmsgui</command> at the command prompt. The following window opens, listing your migrated volumes. </para>
<figure><title>GUI start-up window</title>
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<textobject><phrase>GUI start-up window</phrase></textobject></mediaobject></figure></sect1>
<sect1 id="ncurmigrate"><title>Using Ncurses</title>
<para>If you are using the Ncurses interface, you can view your migrated volumes by
typing <command>evmsn</command> at the command prompt. The following window opens, listing your migrated volumes. </para>
<figure><title>Ncurses start-up window</title>
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<phrase>Ncurses start-up window</phrase></textobject></mediaobject></figure>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="climigrate"><title>Using the CLI</title>
<para>If you are using the Command Line Interpreter (CLI) interface, you can view
your migrated volumes by following these steps:</para>
<orderedlist><listitem><para>Start the Command Line Interpreter by typing
<command>evms</command> at the command line.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Query the volumes by typing the following at the
<prompt>EVMS</prompt> prompt:</para>
<programlisting>query:volumes</programlisting>
<para>Your migrated volumes are displayed as results of the
query. </para></listitem></orderedlist>
<figure><title>CLI volume query results</title>
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<textobject><phrase>CLI volume query</phrase></textobject></mediaobject></figure>
</sect1>
</chapter>