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From: georges.giralt@free.fr
To: linux-lvm@redhat.com
Subject: [linux-lvm] Resising underlying array
Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2013 16:29:15 +0200 (CEST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <694672986.201875226.1372861755810.JavaMail.root@zimbra39-e7.priv.proxad.net> (raw)

Hello 
I've an old server which use software raid and lvm (Debian based). 
It is made on a set of 3 320 GB Sata disks. 
The system is build on a couple of software mirror (3 legged): md0 is at start of disk, 200 MB size, used for /boot.
md1 is made with the remainder of the disk space and is set up as a 3 legged mirror which is the sole pv of the volume group onto which the system is built.
200 MB for /boot was sensible years ago but now is a joke. So I plan to extend these 3 partitions up to a couple of GB. And of course reduce by the same amount the 3 remaining partitions making md1.
The volume group is far from using all PE in the PV, so I hope I will be able to reduce the PV size without harm. But I'm unable to decide on a workflow and loosing data or downtime are not acceptable options... 
So I'm begging your help on a suitable workflow to make this happen.
Many thanks in advance ! 
P.S. the 3 disk are here from a time when the system was set up using mirroring into the LVM... Time long gone. 

             reply	other threads:[~2013-07-03 14:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2013-07-03 14:29 georges.giralt [this message]
2013-07-03 18:54 ` [linux-lvm] Resising underlying array matthew patton
2013-07-03 19:01   ` matthew patton
2013-07-03 19:37   ` Georges Giralt
2013-07-04  8:54   ` Bryn M. Reeves
2013-07-04 17:21     ` Georges Giralt

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