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On Sat, Oct 12 2013, joost@××××××××.org wrote: |
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> gottlieb@×××.edu wrote: |
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>>The lvm handbook addendum is no longer and we are instead to use |
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>>the software raid + lvm2 quick install guide. |
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>>That guide makes a few partitions of type linux raid and then puts lvm |
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>>on a mirrored set (more is done). |
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>>I wasn't using raid so skipped that step and wound up with |
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>>one partition as a pv in my single vg and created several lvs in that |
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>>vg. |
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>>So far so good. But I realized that the single partition that I used |
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>>was of type linux instead of linux lvm as I had always done when |
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>>following the lvm handbook addendum. |
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>>So what, I've made plenty of mistakes before, and will surely make |
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>>plenty more later. |
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>>But the resulting system works perfectly! |
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>>If this is risky; I can reinstall. But I wonder if any action is |
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>>necessary. |
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>>What do you think? |
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>>allan |
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> I have done similar things in the past. |
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> I think the idea is that with the LVM partition type, the tools can auto detect. |
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> The reality is, the tools scan all the block devices. |
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> It is possible to change the partition type from Linux to LVM without |
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> a reinstall. I would just reboot afterwards to be safe. |
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Thank you and alan. |
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I did a paranoic version of your suggestion |
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boot minimal install disk |
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copy the lvm partitions to directories on an external disk (ext3) |
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change partition type |
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reboot onto hard disk |
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test |
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remove copies |
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thanks again. |
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allan |
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