> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robert Fox) writes: > > > Thanks for the prompt response - so I take it that it's not possible to > > create an LVM with existing paritions (for example: I have a second HD > > with 20 Gig - presently I have two 9.5 gig ReiserFS partitions on it for > > the Cooker Rsync downloads and backups . . . if I wanted to create an > > LVM on that drive - I would have to blow away the existing paritions and > > recreate them under a newly created LVM partition?) > > I don't know if migration from normal partitions to LVM is feasible, but at > least i'm sure diskdrake won't do it :)
Hello!
It isnt feasible.
> > > > Also, after the LVM partition is created - how does one manage it (are > > there any graphical tools for that?) > > i don't know.
I dont know any graphical tool but there are command line tools, which are very easy too.
/sbin/lvchange
/sbin/lvcreate
/sbin/lvdisplay
/sbin/lvextend
/sbin/lvmchange
/sbin/lvmcreate_initrd
/sbin/lvmdiskscan
/sbin/lvmsadc
/sbin/lvmsar
/sbin/lvreduce
/sbin/lvremove
/sbin/lvrename
/sbin/lvscan
/sbin/pvchange
/sbin/pvcreate
/sbin/pvdata
/sbin/pvdisplay
/sbin/pvmove
/sbin/pvscan
/sbin/vgcfgbackup
/sbin/vgcfgrestore
/sbin/vgchange
/sbin/vgck
/sbin/vgcreate
/sbin/vgdisplay
/sbin/vgexport
/sbin/vgextend
/sbin/vgimport
/sbin/vgmerge
/sbin/vgmknodes
/sbin/vgreduce
/sbin/vgremove
/sbin/vgrename
/sbin/vgscan
/sbin/vgsplit
Each has a good manpage and is IMHO very easy to understand.
mfg
Rene
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