From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx3.redhat.com (mx3.redhat.com [172.16.48.32]) by int-mx1.corp.redhat.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id j5KF36u06182 for ; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:03:06 -0400 Received: from hermesnew.ex.ac.uk (dot.ex.ac.uk [144.173.6.11]) by mx3.redhat.com (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id j5KF2xGX005081 for ; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 11:02:59 -0400 Received: from volt.ex.ac.uk ([144.173.228.65] helo=volt) by hermesnew.ex.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.50/mail) id 1DkNna-0001Ul-1N for linux-lvm@redhat.com; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:02:54 +0100 Received: from rowe by volt with local (Exim 4.43) id 1DkNlZ-00051q-Mm for linux-lvm@redhat.com; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:00:49 +0100 Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Is LVM safe? From: John Rowe In-Reply-To: <20050620144233.GB12491@null.msp.redhat.com> References: <1119268975.25392.34.camel@volt> <200506201517.01268.krienke@uni-koblenz.de> <1119275366.25392.48.camel@volt> <20050620144233.GB12491@null.msp.redhat.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 16:00:49 +0100 Message-Id: <1119279649.18965.24.camel@volt> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: John Rowe 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 > > Yes, it's easy. You just need a kernel with DM-Support and the > But this is similar to what > happens if the partition table gets busted on a normal disk. So the previous poster's "Yes" actually means "No". And a broken partition table will zap a disk with an LVM partition too won't it? So the bottom line is that if I want to move an LVM partition to a different system I have to hold my breath and pray. The idea that a disk partition needs Unix file to be able to read it is absolutely astonishing. John