> From: linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com [mailto:linux-lvm-admin@sistina.com]On > Behalf Of Lewis Bergman > > > I want to be able to simply reinstall the system > > and carry the physical volumes, and the VG's and > > LV's they hold over to the rebuilt system. > I just finished doing this. > I installed a new python version from source which torched all my > printing in RH7. So instead of reinstalling the RPM I decided to wipe the OS and do a > fresh install. Here is my setup. > [snip] > > Of course You know most all of that I am sure but it is easier > for me to lay it out that way. Nice and methodical! :) > If you don't have a "dedicated" LVM disk as I do yeah I have 2 disks on seperate IDE controllers that I use for LVM. The system partitions are still on normal partitions and on one drive. > That will most surely complicate things if the OS doesn't support an > upgrade or install of LVM. I know RH and deb don't. (the two I use) I have seen on > the list that suse and another do. This worked for me at least. Mandrake seems to do it well; I set these volumes up at install time. I have this feeling that I'll be able to reintegrate my volumes at reinstall time too, but I wanted to clarify the export/import thing wondering if it was essential. > Hope I didn't forget anything major. > -- > Lewis Bergman > Texas Communications > 4309 Maple St. > Abilene, TX 79602-8044 > 915-695-6962 ext 115 > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html >
