From: Paul Warren <pdw@ex-parrot.com>
To: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Re: [OxLUG] LVM2 problems
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 22:18:07 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20041015221807.C27758@sphinx.mythic-beasts.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20041015210917.GD24242@agk.surrey.redhat.com>; from agk@redhat.com on Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 10:09:17PM +0100
On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 10:09:17PM +0100, Alasdair G Kergon wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 09:50:49PM +0100, Paul Warren wrote:
> > ./lvm vgconvert -M1 -d -v mainvg
> > Metadata would overwrite physical extents
> > /dev/sda2: Format-specific setup of physical volume failed.
>
> LVM1 needs more space for its metadata than LVM2 - this is saying
> it doesn't think the LVM1 metadata will fit into the available space.
Is there any way around this? Would growing the partition help?
The machines in question are co-located, so whilst it may be possible to
dd data off, recreate the VG and then copy it back from within an
initrd, it's not my idea of good sport, I have to say :-)
cheers,
Paul
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[not found] <20041015192848.O30562@sphinx.mythic-beasts.com>
2004-10-15 18:54 ` [linux-lvm] Re: [OxLUG] LVM2 problems Alasdair G Kergon
2004-10-15 19:18 ` Paul Warren
2004-10-15 20:50 ` Paul Warren
2004-10-15 21:09 ` Alasdair G Kergon
2004-10-15 21:18 ` Paul Warren [this message]
2004-10-15 21:49 ` Alasdair G Kergon
2004-10-18 0:43 ` Jon Masters
2004-10-15 22:57 Kai Leibrandt
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