From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <3B9E2A5D.4010208@st-peter.stw.uni-erlangen.de> Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 17:14:37 +0200 From: svetljo MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] LVM References: <3B9DFDC5.1020306@st-peter.stw.uni-erlangen.de> <20010911161654.C20767@sistina.com> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit 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: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format="flowed" To: linux-lvm@sistina.com does this mean that when you are creating PV's VG's LV's could be created with some option in the old format or we have to use pvversion from lvm-1.0 to convert the PV's to the old version is it neccesary to convert the VG's and LV's and are there any tools doesn't lvm-1.0.1rc2 defaults to the new version when you create PV's VG's LV's the question is can we access VG's and LV's created with lvm-1.0.1rc2 with vanila kernel with lvm-0.9.1beta2 Heinz J . Mauelshagen wrote: >Well, > >LVM 1.0.1-rc2 supports the old ondisk format and you can get it from >ftp.sistina.com. > >Regards, >Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- > > >On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 02:04:21PM +0200, svetljo wrote: > >>Hi >> >>>I am using version 2.4.8-12mdk (mandrake) of the kernel. Mandrake 8.1 is going to be coming soon, and when it does come forth, I plan to upgrade. Having LVM running will make the upgrade much less painful! >>> >>I think you can have troubles with upgrading to MDK-8.1 if you use >> lvm-1.0.1 or anything after lvm-0.91beta8 >>as far i know they are still using the integrated in the kernel >>lvm-0.91beta2 and they don't wont to upgrade to lvm-1.0 or 1.0.1 so >>when you boot from the CD the kernel will not see the exiting logical >>volumes >>but i think i have read somewhere that lvm-1.0.1 supports both the old >>and new phisical volumes >> >>my advice befor copying anything to the LV ( i mean all the partitions >>you mean to upgrade : / , /usr ... >>go through all the documentation and man pages and try to find out >>whether it's posible to create VG and LV's in the old format ( pre >>lvm-0.9.1beta8) but i think it's not possible >> >>or wait until MDK-8.1 come and then install lvm-1.0.1 >> >>> As we speak, I am downloading this file. But, can you tell me, are there any major caveats to using this version in the link below? >>> >>> >>>Very Respectfully, >>> >>>Stuart Blake Tener, IT3, USNR-R, N3GWG >>>Beverly Hills, California >>>VTU 1904G (Volunteer Training Unit) >>>stuart@bh90210.net >>>west coast: (310)-358-0202 P.O. Box 16043, Beverly Hills, CA 90209-2043 >>>east coast: (215)-338-6005 P.O. Box 45859, Philadelphia, PA 19149-5859 >>> >>>Telecopier: (419)-715-6073 fax to email gateway via www.efax.com (it's free!) >>> >>>JOIN THE US NAVY RESERVE, SERVE YOUR COUNTRY, AND BENEFIT FROM IT ALL. >>> >>>Tuesday, September 11, 2001 4:00 AM >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com [mailto:linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com]On Behalf Of Jos� Luis Domingo L�pez >>>Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2001 5:20 AM >>>To: linux-lvm@sistina.com >>>Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] LVM >>> >>>On Monday, 10 September 2001, at 19:35:13 -0700, >>>IT3 Stuart B. Tener, USNR-R wrote: >>> >>>>Dear Sir: >>>> >>>> I HAVE READ (and DID READ) PRIOR TO ASKING MY QUESTIONS, (when I noted I downloaded it, I figured everyone would realize I had read it as well!). >>>> >>>>All those whom are telling me to read the How-To, PLEASE, GO READ IT YOURSELF! SPECIFICALLY: section 7.2, paragraph 2. There is no such directory located on the Sistina FTP server. Where is this patch? >>>> >>>Your are right, links on the HOWTO don't point to the right location. To >>>get current sources of LVM download: >>>ftp://ftp.sistina.com/pub/LVM/1.0/lvm_1.0.1-rc2.tar.gz >>> >>>It works for recent kernels (even 2.4.9) and the documentation included >>>explains how to create a patch specifically suited for your current Linux >>>source tree. >>> >>>-- >>>Jos� Luis Domingo L�pez >>>Linux Registered User #189436 Debian GNU/Linux Potato (P166 64 MB RAM) >>> >>>jdomingo EN internautas PUNTO org => � Spam ? Atente a las consecuencias >>>jdomingo AT internautas DOT org => Spam at your own risk >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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 >>> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 *** > >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > >Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software Inc. >Senior Consultant/Developer Am Sonnenhang 11 > 56242 Marienrachdorf > Germany >Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 2626 141200 > FAX 924446 >=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > >_______________________________________________ >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 >