On Wednesday 05 December 2007, Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Wed, 5 Dec 2007 16:28:27 +0000, Mick wrote: > > Question re. step 2: Does /dev/sdc1 *have* to be added (vgextend) to > > the same VG_old as /dev/sda5, or could it be added (vgcreate) to a new > > VG_new? > > It has to be added to do a pvmove. If you want to create a new volume > group, you may as well create it and use rsync to copy the contents of > the old LVs over. If the only reason for the change is to have a > different name, use vgrename either before or after the move. You can't > run vgrename on an in-use VG, so boot into single user mode or from a > live CD.
Thanks Neil, This is a data partition, so if I unmount it I guess I can vgrename it? Do I need to run vgchange -a n first? -- Regards, Mick
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