From: Misc Things <formisc@gmail.com>
To: LVM general discussion and development <linux-lvm@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Installation fails if VG is exported
Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2011 10:53:02 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <BANLkTikGwknQ7r5P76UqifeCeFRkaX=G=g@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LRH.2.00.1106070822200.11302@bmsred.bmsi.com>
On Tue, Jun 7, 2011 at 8:25 AM, Stuart D. Gathman <stuart@bmsi.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 6 Jun 2011, Misc Things wrote:
>
>> During the HDs checking phase, anaconda terminates with the message "
>> unalbe to activate exported VG".
>> I googled around with not much success. The only similar issue was
>> closed in2007 (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=191879)
>
> Exporting the VG is *supposed* to prevent activation. �You can reverse this
> with vgimport. �Why did you wish to prevent activation? �Normally,
> vgexport is used prior to physically removing a VG from the system.
> (And then vgimport after attaching the drives to the new system.)
Well, I just want to keep my data intact while i'm playing with the
installation. I understand that @ this point it's just easier to pull
the power on the HDs with the VG in question. But i'm curious why this
is a problem...
Andrew
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-06-07 14:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-06-07 2:29 [linux-lvm] Installation fails if VG is exported Misc Things
2011-06-07 12:25 ` Stuart D. Gathman
2011-06-07 14:53 ` Misc Things [this message]
2011-06-07 15:25 ` Stuart D. Gathman
2011-06-07 15:38 ` Stuart D. Gathman
2011-06-07 17:01 ` Misc Things
2011-06-13 15:05 ` Andrew Z
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