From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (ext-mx08.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.110.12]) by int-mx02.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n8ILuDjd030550 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:56:14 -0400 Received: from ps536.phatservers.com (ps536.phatservers.com [216.17.105.202]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n8ILtupV006983 for ; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:55:56 -0400 Received: from r74-192-24-94.bcstcmta01.clsttx.tl.dh.suddenlink.net ([74.192.24.94] helo=raydesk1.bettercgi.com) by ps536.phatservers.com with esmtpsa (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.66) (envelope-from ) id 1MolQo-00050X-VB for linux-lvm@redhat.com; Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:55:55 -0700 Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:55:54 -0500 From: Ray Morris Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Disk crash on LVM References: <1253308756.16684.7@raydesk1.bettercgi.com> In-Reply-To: (from stuart@bmsi.com on Fri Sep 18 16:31:19 2009) Message-Id: <1253310954.16684.9@raydesk1.bettercgi.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Reply-To: LVM general discussion and development List-Id: LVM general discussion and development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: LVM general discussion and development I forgot to say - pvmove is low partially because it works well even for mounted volumes. Using dd, you definitely want to unmount the volume. -- Ray Morris support@bettercgi.com Strongbox - The next generation in site security: http://www.bettercgi.com/strongbox/ Throttlebox - Intelligent Bandwidth Control http://www.bettercgi.com/throttlebox/ Strongbox / Throttlebox affiliate program: http://www.bettercgi.com/affiliates/user/register.php On 09/18/2009 04:31:19 PM, Stuart D. Gathman wrote: > On Fri, 18 Sep 2009, Ray Morris wrote: > > > pvmove is very slow and very safe. You want > > to get the data off that drive in a hurry, before > > it heats up, so pvmove is not your friend in this > > case. Freeze the drive, then find out which LVs > > are on it: > > I've found that external data/power cables that let you connect > an unmounted drive sitting on your workbench are your friend > in these cases. You can even keep the drive in the freezer > (just make sure it is dry enough to be non-condensing). > Stay-Dri hospital ice bags also work well. > > -- > Stuart D. Gathman > Business Management Systems Inc. Phone: 703 591-0911 Fax: 703 > 591-6154 > "Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis" - background song > for > a Microsoft sponsored "Where do you want to go from here?" > commercial. > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ > >