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From: Stefan Priebe <s.priebe@profihost.ag>
To: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] how to online resize pv?
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2012 22:45:12 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <5016F258.9060206@profihost.ag> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LRH.2.02.1207301618430.23442@bmsred.bmsi.com>

Am 30.07.2012 22:25, schrieb Stuart D Gathman:
> On Jul 30, Stefan Priebe transmitted in part:
>
>> Number  Start   End     Size    File system  Name       Flags
>> 1      1049kB  2097kB  1049kB               GRUB_BOOT  bios_grub
>> 2      2097kB  32,2GB  32,2GB               Linux LVM  lvm
>>
>> If i delete 2 and recreate it starting at the same sector i can't
>> reread the part. table.
>>
>> Is there a way todo online resizing?
>
> Only when no partition is open.  That is one reason why LVM is an
> improvement over partition tables.  You don't have to use a partition
> table, just use the entire device as a PV.

that was my idea too but grub2 then refuses to install onto /dev/vda. It 
says it cannot find a filesystem on hd0 which is /dev/vda.

Stefan

  reply	other threads:[~2012-07-30 20:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-07-30 19:14 [linux-lvm] how to online resize pv? Stefan Priebe
2012-07-30 19:25 ` Scott Merrilees
2012-07-31  6:25   ` Stefan Priebe
2012-07-31 10:02     ` andreas nastke
2012-07-31 11:30       ` Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG
2012-07-30 20:25 ` Stuart D Gathman
2012-07-30 20:45   ` Stefan Priebe [this message]
2012-07-31  5:10     ` Fred van Zwieten
2012-07-31  6:26       ` Stefan Priebe
2012-07-31  9:25         ` Bryn M. Reeves
2012-07-31  9:50           ` Stefan Priebe - Profihost AG
     [not found]     ` <501700E1.4040708@bmsi.com>
2012-07-31  6:58       ` Stefan Priebe

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