The Sistina site had a pretty good HOW-TO, from what I saw of it. It also had instructions for patching the kernel...so maybe it is possible to retrofit it.
John > -----Original Message----- > From: Tibbetts, Ric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 3:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: how to resize partition without losing data? > > > LVM is good stuff. > Unfortunately, it's only good stuff if you install it at the > begining. > It cannot be retroactivly installed. (that's the bad news). > > If you're building a new system, you'll need to do some planning for > your filesystems. The boot partition cannot be on an LVM. So > you can end > up with something like: > > Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on > /dev/hda1 124427 19935 98068 17% /boot > /dev/datavg/rootlv 253871 139648 101116 59% / > /dev/datavg/usrlv 2064208 1876556 82796 96% /usr > /dev/datavg/varlv 507748 64738 416796 14% /var > /dev/datavg/tmplv 126931 4756 115622 4% /tmp > /dev/datavg/optlv 2064208 56692 1902660 3% /opt > /dev/datavg/srclv 1032088 198744 780916 21% /usr/src > /dev/datavg/locallv 2064208 47968 1911384 3% /usr/local > /dev/datavg/homelv 4128448 165852 3752884 5% /home > /dev/datavg/Datalv 25040764 252444 23516308 2% /Data > none 256592 0 256592 0% /dev/shm > > > Note that /boot is on /dev/hda1, not on the logical volume. The > remainder of the box, is build on logical volumes. > > Sistina has a lengthly discussion on LVM. It's really not as > complex as > it sounds. It just takes a little doing to get your head > around it. It > makes more sense (human sense) if you are dealing with > multiple drives. > It gets kinda fuzzy when you start speaking of "Volume Groups" in > reference to a single drive. ;) > > I don't think there is a HOW-TO out yet for it. Maybe someone > needs to > prod me with a sharp stick, and make me write one... (I > suppose if I'm > going to rant about it, the least I could do is write up a simple > mini-HOW-TO on the subject.. > > Ric > > Turner, John wrote: > > Cool, thanks for the 8.0 info. > > > > John > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Tibbetts, Ric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:28 PM > >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Subject: Re: how to resize partition without losing data? > >> > >> > >>Doug; > >>Thanks for adding that. I meant to put in a link to sistina, > >>and didn't. > >>Yes, LVM is included with RH 8.0. In fact, you can set it up > >>at install > >>time. > >> > >>I'm not sure that ext3 will expand "on the fly" though. I > >>haven't tried. > >>But ReiserFS, jfs, and xfs all will. > >> > >> > >>Ric > >> > >> > >>Douglas Myers wrote: > >> > >>>http://www.sistina.com/products_lvm.htm > >>> > >>>lvm homepage, has HOWTO, etc > >>> > >>>I'd also suggest looking into a filesystem that expands > >> > >>easily on the > >> > >>>fly, reiserFS, jfs (needs a patch), xfs, etc. I'd also > >> > >>grab the latest > >> > >>>toolset for lvm from there as well. > >>> > >>>I'm not sure on 8.0, but on 7.2 and 7.3, the RH kernel > >> > >>doesn't have lvm > >> > >>>in the kernel by defualt, IIRC > >>> > >>>/-------Original Message-------/ > >>> > >>>/*From:*/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>/*Date:*/ Wednesday, January 29, 2003 10:18:54 > >>>/*To:*/ '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>/*Subject:*/ RE: how to resize partition without losing data? > >>> > >>>OK, cool. Thanks for the rant. > >>> > >>>Now, how about a pointer to more information on LVM, like a > >> > >>HOWTO, whether > >> > >>>it's installed by default in 7.2/7.3/8.0, where to get it, > >> > >>etc. instead???? > >> > >>>John > >>> > >>> > -----Original Message----- > >>> > From: Tibbetts, Ric [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >>> > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:56 PM > >>> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>> > Subject: Re: how to resize partition without losing data? > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > John Norris wrote: > >>> > > I ran into the sae problem on my pc, I am dual booting XP, > >>> > and Linux. I > >>> > > used Partition Magic 8.0 and resized the partitions in > >>> > windows. Partiton > >>> > > Magic also supports vfat.... > >>> > > >>> > People really need to get on the bandwagon, and get LVM > >>> > installed & working. > >>> > There's nothing bugs me worse than to see soemone answer a Linux > >>> > question with "I have this great Windows utility..". > >>> > > >>> > LVM folks. Look it up, learn it, use it! IT's the answer to > >>> > situations > >>> > like this one. > >>> > > >>> > Once set up, I can do fun things like: > >>> > > >>> > enlarge a filesystem "on the fly" (no reboots required, > >> > >>no data loss). > >> > >>> > Add new filesystems "on the fly". No reboot required. > >>> > > >>> > And more! > >>> > IT's part of Linux now. Stop depending on Windows > >> > >>solutions. LVM has > >> > >>> > been with unix for many years. IBM pioneered it a long time > >>> > ago. It has > >>> > since been adopted by nearly every other vendor under the sun. > >>> > > >>> > There's no need for the continued dependance on Windows based > >>> > solutions. > >>> > It's an insult to the Linux community to do so. > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > JMHO-YMMV > >>> > > >>> > Ric > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>> > >> From: Daniel Rubin <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > > > >> > >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> Subject: how to resize partition without losing data? > >> > >> Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:39:07 -0800 (PST) > >> > >> > >> > >> have used up 98% of my /usr, and need to increase > >> > >> space in /usr. How do I resize it without losing data? > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> __________________________________________________ > >> > >> Do you Yahoo!? > >> > >> Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. 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