On 03/05/2006, at 9:31 pm, Levy, Alan wrote:
Isn't the LVM information stored in the root filesystem ?
There is configuration data kept in /etc/lvm/, managed by LVM. Part of what the vgexport does is to remove that configuration data for the VG being exported, so that the system knows not to expect that VG to be present in the future. vgimport does the opposite when the VG is made accessible on the new system. If you DDR the volumes, when vgscan is run on the new system it should just say "oh, well, a bunch of new LVM stuff, I'll use it". Mark is right, most of the really critical data about LVM is kept in the metadata on the PVs. Using vgexport/vgimport is just, well, nicer IMHO :). Probably not a big issue in your situation, where you're throwing away the old server, but for moving VGs between "persistent" systems it's pretty much essential. Cheers, Vic Cross ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
