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On 6 March 2012, at 17:25, Neil Bothwick wrote: |
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> On Tue, 6 Mar 2012 16:32:56 +0000, Stroller wrote: |
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>>> … I initially want to replace the 3x1TBs with a single 3TB drive but |
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>>> i've never removed/replaced a drive in an LVM setup before. I think I |
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>>> understand how it is done, using pvmove … |
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>> Or you could just format and mount the new drive and use `cp`. |
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> Thereby instantly removing the benefits of LVM and making it almost |
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> impossible to extend the space by adding another drive when needed. |
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Uh, why not create a new volume group with the new disk? |
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OP says he wants to *replace* the old disks. |
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Admittedly, I don't like the RAID0 nature of LVM, so my question probably did reflect that cynicism. |
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> To the OP, pvmove is perfectly safe as it does a copy;verify;delete on |
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> one small block of extents at a time. |
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Yeah, I actually have quite a bit of confidence that migrating entirely in LVM would work just fine, but my qualifications in this area are quite minimal. |
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I am glad, however, to have generated some responses to OP's question, which had been languishing for c 8 hours without replies when I commented. |
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Stroller. |
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