Can I move an LVM as I can move an ISO

tkmsr · 10-05-2010, 06:49 AM

Can an LVM be copied or transferred to some remote server in a similar fashion as I can do with ISO.

I copy the ISO at one one place to some other location and on the second location I can mount this ISO as loopback device and do what ever I want.

Is similar thing possible with an LVM.

sem007 · 10-05-2010, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by tkmsr

Can an LVM be copied or transferred to some remote server in a similar fashion as I can do with ISO.

I copy the ISO at one one place to some other location and on the second location I can mount this ISO as loopback device and do what ever I want.

Is similar thing possible with an LVM.

You can not copy or move LVM to another(remote) location. ISO is an image file and LVM is a volume(like partition). You can copy data but you can not copy partition or volumes.

Regards,

tkmsr · 10-05-2010, 07:21 AM

Ok I want to know what the guy here
http://www.redhat.com/archives/linux.../msg00024.html
means by vgexport.

sem007 · 10-05-2010, 07:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tkmsr

Ok I want to know what the guy here
http://www.redhat.com/archives/linux.../msg00024.html
means by vgexport.

I never tested this but quote from man page

Quote:

vgexport allows you to make the inactive VolumeGroupName(s) unknown to the system.

if i understand correctly it is for inactive VG.

Regards,

sem007 · 10-05-2010, 08:54 AM

Hi tkmsr,

I was wrong and i miss understand. yes we can move LVM.

I found step by step howto and i would like to share this.

http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/reci...gtonewsys.html

Regards,

tkmsr · 10-05-2010, 11:18 AM

Thanks for correcting.