Hello :) I am about to setup LVM for the first time on a new server I have just installed redhat on. And I have a few questions. When I do a pvcreate on say /dev/sda1 does that destroy all the existing data on that partition? Which is better for pvcreate to be used on a whole disk (pvcreate /dev/sda) and destroy all the underlying data or for me to merge all my existing paritions over to PV to combine in a volume group? Is there any advantage over either? I've read the LVM how-to and am stilll alittle confused having never done it in practice. One part of the how-to said converting a root system to LVM is not recommended. SHould your OS directories /var / /boot etc all not be included in the LVM? That was the main idea behind me implementing LVM so that specific partitions (say var) could be resized at a later date if needed. Will I have any trouble restoring my system (which I backed up using dd with a BS of 1024k) Do I have to make the LV the same size as my original partition were for this to work? Many Thanks for any help. I am just a bit confused as to where to step to start. Thanks, melinda _______________________________________________ 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
