On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 07:12:10AM +1100, Alex Samad wrote:
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> > 3) move the data to the external disk with pvmove (2 solutions)
> > - pvmove -n LV1 /dev/sdXY for each LV or
> > - pvmove /dev/sdAB /dev/sdXY for each PV in VG1 (if there is only one,
> > it's just one command comparing to solution 1)
>
> aren't you missing a step to that the pv out of the vggroup ?
Yes, it's possible.
- vgreduce VG1 /dev/sdXY
But, if he deletes VG1 after, it's not necessary to remove the PV.
> > 4) deactivate VG1 on server 1
> > - vgchange -a n VG1 (you can delete it after, I don't think it's wise to
> > delete it now)
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Unless you speak about the PV on the external disk.
Here, I must admit that I don't know if the data will be still there if
we do a vgreduce of the PV containing it.
I will do a test, as I want to know if what I said is possible !
Soon here.
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