Re: Adding LVM to an existing system (SOLVED)

2005-11-17 Thread Marc Shapiro
Dick Davies wrote: On 17/11/05, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Dick Davies wrote: That's weird. All I can say is that it's definitely possible to do LVM on logical partitions. It does seem odd. Are you using Sid, or Etch? I am running Sarge. Could that make a difference? I

Re: Adding LVM to an existing system

2005-11-17 Thread Dick Davies
On 17/11/05, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dick Davies wrote: > > That's weird. All I can say is that it's definitely possible to do LVM on > > logical partitions. > It does seem odd. Are you using Sid, or Etch? I am running Sarge. > Could that make a difference? I'm on etch, so ma

Re: Adding LVM to an existing system

2005-11-17 Thread Realos
> Marc Shapiro wanted us to know: >/dev/hda12 2201+ 48642664- 21398548+ 8e Linux LVM > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# pvcreate /dev/hda12 > Device /dev/hda12 not found. > > >As you can see, pvcreate does not appear to want to work on /dev/hda12. > This was the case with partiton type 83 as w

Re: Adding LVM to an existing system

2005-11-16 Thread Marc Shapiro
Dick Davies wrote: On 17/11/05, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: /dev/hda12 2201+ 48642664- 21398548+ 8e Linux LVM [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# pvcreate /dev/hda12 Device /dev/hda12 not found. As you can see, pvcreate does not appear to want to work on /dev/hda12. This was t

Re: Adding LVM to an existing system

2005-11-16 Thread Dick Davies
On 17/11/05, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > /dev/hda12 2201+ 48642664- 21398548+ 8e Linux LVM > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~# pvcreate /dev/hda12 >Device /dev/hda12 not found. > > > As you can see, pvcreate does not appear to want to work on /dev/hda12. > This was the case

Re: Adding LVM to an existing system

2005-11-16 Thread Marc Shapiro
Dick Davies wrote: On 16/11/05, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: One thing that I have yet to see a conclusive answer to: Can I make LVM Logical Volumes from logical partitions in an extended physical volume. Since I have 4 physical volumes, including an extended volume, I would have

Re: Adding LVM to an existing system

2005-11-15 Thread Dick Davies
On 16/11/05, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > One thing that I have yet to see a conclusive answer to: Can I make LVM > Logical Volumes from logical partitions in an extended physical volume. > Since I have 4 physical volumes, including an extended volume, I would > have to create the

Re: Adding LVM to an existing system

2005-11-15 Thread Alan Chandler
On Wednesday 16 Nov 2005 01:31, Marc Shapiro wrote: ... > One thing that I have yet to see a conclusive answer to: Can I make LVM > Logical Volumes from logical partitions in an extended physical volume. > Since I have 4 physical volumes, including an extended volume, I would > have to create th

Re: Adding LVM to an existing system

2005-11-15 Thread Marc Shapiro
Dick Davies wrote: On 15/11/05, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I currently do not use LVM. I have a 40GB disk with 3 physical partitions and logical partitions 5-11 on the remaining physical partition. Several of the partitions are getting full. There is space on the disk. Just ove

Re: Adding LVM to an existing system

2005-11-15 Thread Alan Chandler
On Tuesday 15 Nov 2005 21:33, Marc Shapiro wrote: > I currently do not use LVM. > > I have a 40GB disk with 3 physical partitions and logical partitions > 5-11 on the remaining physical partition. Several of the partitions are > getting full. There is space on the disk. Just over half of the dis

Re: Adding LVM to an existing system

2005-11-15 Thread Dick Davies
On 15/11/05, Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I currently do not use LVM. > > I have a 40GB disk with 3 physical partitions and logical partitions > 5-11 on the remaining physical partition. Several of the partitions are > getting full. There is space on the disk. Just over half of the

Adding LVM to an existing system

2005-11-15 Thread Marc Shapiro
I currently do not use LVM. I have a 40GB disk with 3 physical partitions and logical partitions 5-11 on the remaining physical partition. Several of the partitions are getting full. There is space on the disk. Just over half of the disk space is UN-partitioned. What I need to know is if