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Re: LVM2 and pvcreate



On Sat, Sep 23, 2006 at 10:54:15AM +0200, Turbo Fredriksson wrote:
> Just to verify before I start digging deeper....
> 
> Will pvcreate destroy the filesystem?
> 

Yes.  Think of making a whole device part of a RAID.  Any filesystem on
the device must go.

> If yes, is there a way to convert an existing device/filesystem
> to a LVM system (i.e. without loosing data)?

I seriously doubt such a thing exists.  Your best bet is to move the
filesystem to another machine and then move it back once everything is
done.

Regards,

-Roberto

-- 
Roberto C. Sanchez
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