Questions tagged [lvm]
LVM is a logical volume manager for the Linux kernel
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Is Error Recovery Control or TLER necessary for software RAID5 using LVM
I ave been told that for RAID configurations you don't what to use standard desktop drives because they when/if they enter a error recovery mode they might time out and get dropped from the raid.
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Fixing unbootable installation on LVM root from Desktop LiveCD
I just did an installation from the 10.10 Desktop LiveCD, making the root volume an LVM LV.
Apparently this is not supported; I managed it by taking these steps before starting the GUI installer app:
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Using LVM snapshots on a live system: possibility of corruption due to system activity
If I am doing backups from LVM snapshots of a live system, how can I best avoid problems due to the snapshot being taken during things like upgrades? Presumably this wouldn't be catastrophic, since ...
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Possibility of inconsistencies in backups across LVM logical volume snapshots
I'd like to start using LVM snapshots to help ensure quality backups.
If I have a /var partition that is on a separate volume from the rest of the root filesystem, can I still ensure that a backup ...
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Using LVM, how can I tell which logical volume is near full?
I am getting errors that my disk is nearly full, but i am using three logical volumes, and would need to know which i need to extend. I still have 50GB unassigned.
Up until now i always extend all ...
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How do I know what physical drives/partitions are behind my /dev/mapper/isw_dghbbcaabe_RAID_Volume11?
This is a just upgraded Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS machine.
The /dev/mapper/isw_dghbbcaabe_RAID_Volume11 is "new" to the upgrade but I don't know what physical drives/partitions are included in the "device".
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recover LVM after hdd crash
Yesterday, one hdd of my LVM crashed (smart-error)
The Machine has the following setup:
- 4 hdds
- 1 Partition Raid10 (System, 4*50GB)
- 1 Partition normal (/boot, 200MB, sda)
- 1 Partition LVM2 (...
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How to "mash together" the contents of 2 hard drives?
Previous research suggests that I need an LVM. However, I can't find anything for what to do about data being on both drives. I took the hard drive of an existing, running 10.04 computer and put it ...
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How to set up multiple hard drives as one volume?
I am about to set up box to basically be a file server. I plan on having multiple drives in the box, and would like to set them all up so that they appear to be a single drive. So I could essentially ...
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Should I use a volume group or a logical volume for /home on LVM?
I'm setting up Lucid on a new laptop and I'd like to use LVM - partly for flexibility and partly to make it easy to move /home to a new distro if needed.
Should I be setting up /home on it's own VG (...
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What is LVM and what is it used for?
As a Linux/Ubuntu newbie, what is LVM and what is it used for?
In terms of a web server installation, what benefits does it provide?
Would you recommend using it?
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Any howtos on de-Xen'ing a box? [closed]
I have a box that has Xen on it. It currently has only one DomU. Given that Xen isn't supported in the newer versions of Ubuntu...are there any good HOWTOs or other instructions for removing Xen?
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What is the best way to convert or copy an VM image into an lvm?
I have a couple of VMs running on images instead of lvms. I am not concerned about downtime but just about convenience of the process.
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Why won't xfs_check run? [closed]
I'm running a fully updated Ubuntu 9.04 "Jaunty" i686 server. I have an single XFS volume in an LVM group called /dev/mapper/vg0-bigthree.
If I boot to single user mode and ensure that the volume is ...
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How do I check / modify LVM state on a pre-installed system?
So I just got a nice little home server (not 100% a server, it's also destined to run a few GUI jobs, but, mostly) configured to my specs, and it came with Ubuntu 10.4 pre-installed by the guys who ...
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