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>12.3. Example: create a compatibility volume</H1
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>This section provides a detailed explanation of how to create a compatibility
volume with EVMS by providing instructions to help you complete the following task.</P
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>Example 12-2. Create a compatibility volume</B
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>Create a compatibility volume called "Sample Volume" from
the region, <TT
CLASS="filename"
>/lvm/Sample Container/Region</TT
>, you created in <A
HREF="evmscreatereg.html"
>Chapter 9</A
>.</P
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>12.3.1. Using the GUI</H2
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>To create a compatibility volume, follow these steps:</P
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>Select
<SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>Actions</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Create</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Compatibility Volume</SPAN
>.
</P
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>Choose the region <TT
CLASS="filename"
>lvm/Sample Container/Sample Region</TT
>
from the list.</P
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>Click the <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Create</SPAN
> button.</P
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>Click the <SPAN
CLASS="guilabel"
>Volume</SPAN
> tab in the GUI to
see a volume named <TT
CLASS="filename"
>/dev/evms/lvm/Sample Container/Sample Region</TT
>.
This volume is your compatibility volume.</P
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>Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps to create a compatibility volume from
the GUI context sensitive menu:</P
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>From the <SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Available Objects</SPAN
> tab, right click
<TT
CLASS="filename"
>lvm/Sample Container/Sample Region</TT
>.</P
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><P
>Click <SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Create Compatibility Volume...</SPAN
></P
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><P
>Continue beginning with step 3 of the GUI instructions.</P
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>12.3.2. Using Ncurses</H2
><P
>To create a compatibility volume, follow these steps:</P
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><P
>Select <SPAN
CLASS="guimenu"
>Actions</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Create</SPAN
>-&gt;<SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Compatibility Volume</SPAN
>.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Choose the region <TT
CLASS="filename"
>lvm/Sample Container/Storage Region</TT
> from the list..
</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Activate <SPAN
CLASS="guibutton"
>Create</SPAN
>.</P
></LI
></OL
><P
>Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps to create a compatibility volume from
the context sensitive menu:</P
><P
></P
><OL
TYPE="1"
><LI
><P
>From the Available Objects view, press <B
CLASS="keycap"
>Enter</B
> on
<TT
CLASS="filename"
>lvm/Sample Container/Sample Region</TT
>.</P
></LI
><LI
><P
>Activate the <SPAN
CLASS="guimenuitem"
>Create Compatibility Volume</SPAN
> menu item.</P
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><P
>Continue beginning with step 3 of the Ncurses instructions.</P
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>12.3.3. Using the CLI</H2
><P
>To create a volume, use the <B
CLASS="command"
>Create</B
> command. The arguments
the <B
CLASS="command"
>Create</B
> command accepts vary depending on what is being created. In
the case of the example, the first argument is the key word <TT
CLASS="option"
>volume</TT
> that
specifies what is being created. The second argument is the object being made into a volume,
in this case <TT
CLASS="option"
>lvm/Sample Container/Sample Region</TT
>.
The third argument, <TT
CLASS="option"
>compatibility</TT
>, indicates that this is a compatibility
volume and should be named as such. </P
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