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On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 12:48:09PM +0200, Oliver Jovic wrote:
> Hi, :-)
> 
> well what happens when i have a VG build out of /dev/hd[e-h]1 (4
> harddrives) and build in now a additional IDE controller and 4
> additional harddrives and this new IDE controller wants these
> driverletters now, so /dev/hde gets /dev/hdi and so on? Will a vgscan
> in the startupscripts detect the right drives anyways due to the headers
> of each harddisk and build the VG/LV as it was before just with different
> driveletters?
> 
> If not, what do i need to do? Havent found much info about it, but well
> must be also be honest, hadnt much time to look for it. ;-/ Sorry if
> somebody asked this already.

vgscan should do the right thing.

- Joe