[linux-lvm] converting ext3 / to LVM

[linux-lvm] converting ext3 / to LVM

[matthew zeier]

Are there any tips on converting an existing ext3 / to LVM?  I found 
something that talks about ext2 using LVM1 but I'm not sure if that applies 
to my system (RHEL ES v3).

--
matthew zeier - "But if you only have love for your own race, Then you only
leave space to discriminate, And to discriminate only generates hate." - BEP 

Re: [linux-lvm] converting ext3 / to LVM

[Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)]

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Le 30.01.2005 08:10:52, matthew zeier a écrit :
> 
> Are there any tips on converting an existing ext3 / to LVM?  I found  
> something that talks about ext2 using LVM1 but I'm not sure if that  
> applies to my system (RHEL ES v3).

LVM is not a filestem and is not aware of the filesystem you will  
install on it.

I've installed xfs filesystem over lvm with the same instructions as  
for ext2.

Only the tolls to resize the ilesystem are different.
Some filesystems needs to be mounted, other to be unmounted.
i.e: you can reeeeize an xfs only if t is mounted and you cannot  
schrink it, only growing is avalable.

> 
> --
> matthew zeier

Jean-Luc

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Re: [linux-lvm] converting ext3 / to LVM

[messmate]

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:25:43 +0000
"Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean-luc.coulon@wanadoo.fr> wrote:

>Le 30.01.2005 08:10:52, matthew zeier a �crit�:
>> 
>> Are there any tips on converting an existing ext3 / to LVM? 

Be carefull; as I know converting an EXISTING ext3 to LVM loses all
data. 
Jean-Luc, can  you confirm this ??

>> I found  
>> something that talks about ext2 using LVM1 but I'm not sure if that  
>> applies to my system (RHEL ES v3).
>
>LVM is not a filestem and is not aware of the filesystem you will  
>install on it.
>
>I've installed xfs filesystem over lvm with the same instructions as  
>for ext2.
>
>Only the tolls to resize the ilesystem are different.
>Some filesystems needs to be mounted, other to be unmounted.
>i.e: you can reeeeize an xfs only if t is mounted and you cannot  
>schrink it, only growing is avalable.
>
>> 
>> --
>> matthew zeier
>
>Jean-Luc
>

Re: [linux-lvm] converting ext3 / to LVM

[Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)]

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Le 30.01.2005 11:55:44, messmate a écrit :
> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:25:43 +0000
> "Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean-luc.coulon@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> 
>> Le 30.01.2005 08:10:52, matthew zeier a écrit :
>>> 
>>> Are there any tips on converting an existing ext3 / to LVM?
> 
> Be carefull; as I know converting an EXISTING ext3 to LVM loses all
> data.
> Jean-Luc, can  you confirm this ??

Tell us *how* you plan to convert it to lvm.

J-L

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Re: [linux-lvm] converting ext3 / to LVM

[messmate]

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:30:45 +0000
"Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean-luc.coulon@wanadoo.fr> wrote:

>Le 30.01.2005 11:55:44, messmate a �crit�:
>> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:25:43 +0000
>> "Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean-luc.coulon@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>> 
>>> Le 30.01.2005 08:10:52, matthew zeier a �crit�:
>>>> 
>>>> Are there any tips on converting an existing ext3 / to LVM?
>> 
>> Be carefull; as I know converting an EXISTING ext3 to LVM loses all
>> data.
>> Jean-Luc, can  you confirm this ??
>
>Tell us *how* you plan to convert it to lvm.
>
>J-L
>
Reading section 12.3 on the LVM HowTo; there is no good way migrating an
existing filesystem ( with data) to lvm !
I'm in doubt if LVM is very usefull following what this howto recommend.
EVMS more suitable?
mess-mate

Re: [linux-lvm] converting ext3 / to LVM

[Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)]

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Le 30.01.2005 18:00:08, messmate a écrit :
> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:30:45 +0000
> "Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean-luc.coulon@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> 
>> Le 30.01.2005 11:55:44, messmate a écrit :
>>> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:25:43 +0000
>>> "Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean-luc.coulon@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Le 30.01.2005 08:10:52, matthew zeier a écrit :
>>>>> 
>>>>> Are there any tips on converting an existing ext3 / to LVM?
>>> 
>>> Be carefull; as I know converting an EXISTING ext3 to LVM loses all
>>> data.
>>> Jean-Luc, can  you confirm this ??
>> 
>> Tell us *how* you plan to convert it to lvm.
>> 
>> J-L
>> 
> Reading section 12.3 on the LVM HowTo; there is no good way migrating
> an
> existing filesystem ( with data) to lvm !

Which HOWTO is this?

Migrating is more a matter of free space than anything else.


> I'm in doubt if LVM is very usefull following what this howto
> recommend.
> EVMS more suitable?
> mess-mate

Jean-Luc

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Re: [linux-lvm] converting ext3 / to LVM

[messmate]

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:30:45 +0000
"Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean-luc.coulon@wanadoo.fr> wrote:

>Le 30.01.2005 11:55:44, messmate a �crit�:
>> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:25:43 +0000
>> "Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean-luc.coulon@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>> 
>>> Le 30.01.2005 08:10:52, matthew zeier a �crit�:
>>>> 
>>>> Are there any tips on converting an existing ext3 / to LVM?
>> 
>> Be carefull; as I know converting an EXISTING ext3 to LVM loses all
>> data.
>> Jean-Luc, can  you confirm this ??
>
>Tell us *how* you plan to convert it to lvm.
>
>J-L
>
Reading section 12.3 on the LVM HowTo; there is no good way migrating an
existing filesystem ( with data) to lvm !
I'm in doubt if LVM is very usefull following what this howto recommend.
EVMS more suitable?
mess-mate
Sorry, I mean 12.1

Re: [linux-lvm] converting ext3 / to LVM

[Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)]

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Le 30.01.2005 18:04:20, messmate a écrit :
> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:30:45 +0000
> "Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean-luc.coulon@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> 
>> Le 30.01.2005 11:55:44, messmate a écrit :
>>> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:25:43 +0000
>>> "Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean-luc.coulon@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Le 30.01.2005 08:10:52, matthew zeier a écrit :
>>>>> 
>>>>> Are there any tips on converting an existing ext3 / to LVM?
>>> 
>>> Be carefull; as I know converting an EXISTING ext3 to LVM loses all
>>> data.
>>> Jean-Luc, can  you confirm this ??
>> 
>> Tell us *how* you plan to convert it to lvm.
>> 
>> J-L
>> 
> Reading section 12.3 on the LVM HowTo; there is no good way migrating
> an
> existing filesystem ( with data) to lvm !
> I'm in doubt if LVM is very usefull following what this howto
> recommend.
> EVMS more suitable?
> mess-mate
> Sorry, I mean 12.1

I don't find it neither, do you have any reference?
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/index.html

I've done the migration some time ago from etx3 non LVM to xfs LVM.  
Only the migration of the root filesystem is a bit tricky. But this is  
not really more diffult that moving a (non LVM) system to a new HDD.

Jean-Luc

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Re: [linux-lvm] converting ext3 / to LVM

[messmate]

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:33:10 +0000
"Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean-luc.coulon@wanadoo.fr> wrote:

>Le 30.01.2005 18:04:20, messmate a �crit�:
>> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 11:30:45 +0000
>> "Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean-luc.coulon@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>> 
>>> Le 30.01.2005 11:55:44, messmate a �crit�:
>>>> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 09:25:43 +0000
>>>> "Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean-luc.coulon@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Le 30.01.2005 08:10:52, matthew zeier a �crit�:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Are there any tips on converting an existing ext3 / to LVM?
>>>> 
>>>> Be carefull; as I know converting an EXISTING ext3 to LVM loses all
>>>> data.
>>>> Jean-Luc, can  you confirm this ??
>>> 
>>> Tell us *how* you plan to convert it to lvm.
>>> 
>>> J-L
>>> 
>> Reading section 12.3 on the LVM HowTo; there is no good way migrating
>> an
>> existing filesystem ( with data) to lvm !
>> I'm in doubt if LVM is very usefull following what this howto
>> recommend.
>> EVMS more suitable?
>> mess-mate
>> Sorry, I mean 12.1
>
>I don't find it neither, do you have any reference?
>http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/index.html
This one :
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/multpartitions.html
>
>I've done the migration some time ago from etx3 non LVM to xfs LVM.  
>Only the migration of the root filesystem is a bit tricky. But this is 
> not really more diffult that moving a (non LVM) system to a new HDD.
>
>Jean-Luc
>

mess-mate

Re: [linux-lvm] converting ext3 / to LVM

[Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)]

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Le 30.01.2005 20:36:38, messmate a écrit :
> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 17:33:10 +0000
> "Jean-Luc Coulon (f5ibh)" <jean-luc.coulon@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> 
[ .. ]
>> I don't find it neither, do you have any reference?
>> http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/index.html
> This one :
> http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/multpartitions.html
>> 
>> I've done the migration some time ago from etx3 non LVM to xfs LVM.
>> Only the migration of the root filesystem is a bit tricky. But this  
>> is
> 
>> not really more diffult that moving a (non LVM) system to a new HDD.

To be clear:
It is *always* unsafe to move data over partitions
I've done it and never got any problem

But, just is case of, I've backups.


> 
> mess-mate

Jean-Luc

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