From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Heinz J . Mauelshagen" Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [lvm-devel] *** ANNOUNCEMENT *** LVM 1.1-rc1 available at www.sistina.com Message-Id: <20020320165712.A23233@sistina.com> References: <20020317180920.A9996@sistina.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: ; from A.Kruis@science-computing.de on Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 04:51:37PM +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Errors-To: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com Reply-To: linux-lvm@sistina.com List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed Mar 20 09:59:01 2002 List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: linux-lvm@sistina.com On Wed, Mar 20, 2002 at 04:51:37PM +0100, Anselm Kruis wrote: > On Sun, 17 Mar 2002, Heinz J . Mauelshagen wrote: >=20 > >=20 > > Thanks AJ! > >=20 > > And I even forgot to mention writable snapshots and pvresize ;-) > Excelent. :-)) Well, it is lots of fun to be able to fully fsck a life filesystem by tak= ing a writable snapshot for eg. :) Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- >=20 > Regards Anselm >=20 > > Need to rework CHANGELOG later... > >=20 > > Regards, > > Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- > >=20 > >=20 > > On Fri, Mar 15, 2002 at 02:52:57PM -0600, AJ Lewis wrote: > > > Hi all - Heinz is unavailable, so I'm sending this out for him: > > >=20 > > > LVM 1.1-rc1 release candidate supports both version 1 and 2 of the = metadata. > > >=20 > > > Disclaimer: > > > ----------- > > > This is not meant to be used on production systems! > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > There's *no* need to run any metadata update tools. > > >=20 > > > Please test this release candidate and feed back results to the lin= ux-lvm > > > list in order to help us to release 1.1 ASAP. > > >=20 > > > A tarball is available now at > > >=20 > > > > > >=20 > > > for download (Follow the "LVM 1.1-rc1" link). > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > Changes to LVM 1.1-rc1 include: > > >=20 > > > o volume group quorum support is in enabling optional activation of= volume > > > groups (vgchange -qn) in case at least one physical volume out of= many is > > > still accessable enabling retrieval of data in logical volumes al= located > > > on the accessable devices > > >=20 > > > o vgimport supports importing by volume group name rather than requ= iring > > > a physical volume list > > >=20 > > > o creation of metadata backup files in /etc/lvmtab* and metadata ar= chives in > > > /etc/lvmconf/ is now optional to help saving space for eg. on ram= disks. > > > If vgscan is not run at all and /etc/lvmtab* are removed, no back= up files > > > will be created. If vgcfgbackup is not run at all and /etc/lvmco= nf/ is > > > removed, no archive files will be created. > > >=20 > > > o locations of metadata backups and archives are configurable throu= gh > > > environment varibles LVM_BACKUP_INDEX/LVM_BACKUP_DIR and LVM_ARCH= IVE_DIR > > > respectively > > >=20 > > > o volume group static mode in order to avoid all configuration chan= ges to a > > > volume group once set. This is useful to 'freeze' a volume group = in order > > > to activate it in a cluster of for fail-over configurations > > >=20 > > > o the llseek cast bug has been fixed, which caused pvmove to fail b= eyond the > > > 2GB offset > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > o more... > > >=20 > > >=20 > > > See the CHANGELOG file contained in the tarball for further informa= tion. > > >=20 > > > Feed back LVM related information to . > > >=20 > > > Thanks a lot for your support of LVM. > > >=20 > > > --=20 > > > AJ Lewis > > > Sistina Software Inc. Voice: 612-638-0500 > > > 1313 5th St SE, Suite 111 E-Mail: lewis@sistina.com > > > Minneapolis, MN 55414 > > > http://www.sistina.com > > >=20 > > > Current GPG fingerprint =3D 7792 2F3E 9D86 DA4C 9111 7837 982D 737= B 9DBC 4EC9 > > > -----Begin Obligatory Humorous Quote-------------------------------= --------- > > > Sticks and stones may break my bones, and so would an 80 lb. carrot. > > > -----End Obligatory Humorous Quote---------------------------------= --------- > >=20 > > *** Software bugs are stupid. > > Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them *** > >=20 > > =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D= -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= =3D-=3D-=3D- > >=20 > > Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software In= c. > > Senior Consultant/Developer Am Sonnenhang 11 > > 56242 Marienrachdor= f > > Germany > > Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 2626 141200 > > FAX 924446 > > =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D= -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= =3D-=3D-=3D- > >=20 > > _______________________________________________ > > linux-lvm mailing list > > linux-lvm@sistina.com > > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html > >=20 >=20 > --- > Anselm Kruis Tel. +49 (0)89-356386-74 > science + computing ag FAX +49 (0)89-356386-37 > Ingolst=E4dter Str. 22 mailto: A.Kruis@science-computing.d= e > D-80807 M=FCnchen WWW: http://www.science-computing.de= / >=20 > ********************************************************************** > *** Wir freuen uns auf Ihren Besuch *** > *** *** > *** CeBIT 2002 *** > *** 13.-20.03.2002, Messegel=E4nde Hannover, Halle 11, F 64 **= * > *** *** > *** Automotive Circle International *** > *** 18.-19.04.2002, Bad Nauheim *** > *** *** > *** VDI-Tagung: Berechnung und Simulation im Fahrzeugbau *** > *** 01.-02.10.2002, Congress-Centrum W=FCrzburg **= * > *** *** > **********************************************************************=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html *** Software bugs are stupid. Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them *** =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D= -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= =3D-=3D- Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software Inc. Senior Consultant/Developer Am Sonnenhang 11 56242 Marienrachdorf Germany Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 2626 141200 FAX 924446 =3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D= -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-= =3D-=3D-