On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 06:08:24PM +0100, Laurenz, Dirk wrote: > Hello, > > i have two questions concerning the linux lvm v1.x.x. > > 1. how log should (min and max) a volume group or logical volume name be. Long you mean ? Min 1 char, max 127 path name length. > 2. Is it better to export and import a volume group between several systems, > or is it enough to import a volume group once and activate it on the desired system for use > while it has been deactivated on the others? Run "vgscan ; vgchange -ay" on the failover system making sure that this doesn't happen on both systems at the same time. Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- > > Here is a sort of graph, about what i mean: > > before switch: > SYS1 SYS2 > activated yes no > > > after switch: > SYS1 SYS2 > activated no yes > > Thanks for your help. > > Kind regards > > > Dirk Laurenz > Systems Engineer > Competence Center PRIMERGY Server Solutions > Fujitsu Siemens Computers > Hildesheimer Strasse 25 > 30880 Laatzen > Germany > > Telephone: +49 (511) 84 89 - 18 08 > Telefax: +49 (511) 84 89 - 28 99 > Mobile: +49 (170) 22 10 781 > Email: mailto:dirk.laurenz@fujitsu-siemens.com > Internet: http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com > http://www.fujitsu-siemens.de/rl/servicesupport/itdienstleistungen/competencecenter.html > ******************************************************************************************************************* > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ *** Software bugs are stupid. Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them *** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software Inc. Senior Consultant/Developer Am Sonnenhang 11 56242 Marienrachdorf Germany Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 2626 141200 FAX 924446 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
