Hi, I have two partitions /dev/sda1 as /boot and /dev/sda2 as LVM partition.. i need to backup the partition details and restore in during the BMR restore.. i made the backup and restore process for non LVM partitioned hard disk. But while getting the details of the LVM partition , i got struck. The lvms are ext4 file system...
Thanks Selva On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 8:56 PM, Rajagopal Swaminathan < [email protected]> wrote: > Greetings, > > On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 1:23 PM, selvaraj v s <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am doing Linux BMR . I need to handle the LVMs for that case. While > > backing up i need to backup the "Volume group names" using pvscan in > system > > command and "Logical Volume names" using lvscan and keep it in a file.. > > Now i use vgdisplay command to know whether the source disk is lvm.. If > its > > output is "No volume groups found" i will take it as not an lvm disk.. I > > need to know whether this a rite way to backup lv names and vg names.. or > > if there is any better way to do it , kindly suggest me. > > > > While i use vgdisplay and execute in system command in C side , i get > some > > list of files with a message that those files are getting leaked on > > invocation of vgdisplay. I am confused why it is so.. Kindly tel your > > suggestions.. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Selva > > _______________________________________________ > > ILUGC Mailing List: > > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > > what is the partiion type? > > -- > Regards, > > Rajagopal > _______________________________________________ > ILUGC Mailing List: > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
