[linux-lvm] LAZY MODE: non-LVM 2 LVM - Destroys data?

[linux-lvm] LAZY MODE: non-LVM 2 LVM - Destroys data?

[Turbo Fredriksson]

I currently have my /home as a 'ordinary' device (ie, non LVM'ed). It's
slowly running out of disks pace...

Do I _have_ to copy all the info to a empty disk, then create the lv (pvcreate et al)?


(LAZY MODE: It might be in the HOWTO/FAQ, but i couldn't find it with a quick look,
so I sent it here instead :)

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Re: [linux-lvm] LAZY MODE: non-LVM 2 LVM - Destroys data?

[Benjamin Scott]

On 20 Nov 2001, Turbo Fredriksson wrote:
> Do I _have_ to copy all the info to a empty disk, then create the lv
> (pvcreate et al)?

  No, you could just blow away your existing non-LVM partition and lose all
your data.  ;-)  But if you would like to *keep* your data, the answer is
"Yes, you have to copy it all to another filesystem".

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