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From: Benoit SERRA <bs@infologic.fr>
To: linux-lvm@sistina.com
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Fwd: 2.4.0 kernel doesn't see LVM
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2001 13:48:47 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3A6ECF2F.87A006EF@infologic.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: OF48A10ED6.E78FC82F-ONC12569DE.00339875@icos.be

dirk.derycke@icos.be wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> for me the upgrade from 2.4.0-test12 to 2.4.0 was simple. I upgraded the
> user tools to 0.9
> rebooted with 2.4.0. Important note: my root partition is NOT LVM.
> Then I executed the vgscan from the 0.9 tools which detected the 0.8 LVM
> data, then I activated the volume group and mounted the LV's.
> 
> A backup however is always a safe thing to do. But normally the above
> procedure should work fine...
> Note that I had a 2.2.14 with 0.7 tools first before 2.4.0-testXX and
> didn't have to backup and restore data...
> 
> What would be the point of having industrial strength disk management when
> you have to backup and restore
> every software upgrade (imagine hundreds of gigs)?.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Dirk
> 

I'm not sure that playing with version of critical software layers such
as LVM is a good idea if you value your data.

My experience say that you should make a backup of your data before
trying to upgrade to 0.9, but I'm parano�d.

  reply	other threads:[~2001-01-24 12:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-01-24  9:30 [linux-lvm] Fwd: 2.4.0 kernel doesn't see LVM dirk.derycke
2001-01-24 12:48 ` Benoit SERRA [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-01-24  8:18 Mark Phillips
2001-01-24  8:31 ` Benoit SERRA
2001-01-24 11:02   ` Jan Niehusmann
     [not found] ` <20010124040016.A30469@jhereg.dmeyer.net>
2001-01-24  9:05   ` Mark Phillips

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