hi, ------------ # vgscan vgscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) vgscan -- found active volume group "vg0" vgscan -- "/etc/lvmtab" and "/etc/lvmtab.d" successfully created vgscan -- WARNING: This program does not do a VGDA backup of your volume group # vgchange -a y vgchange -- volume group "vg0" already active # pvscan pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/ide/host2/bus0/target0/lun0/part3" of VG "vg0" [55.71 GB / 14.14 GB free] pvscan -- inactive PV "/dev/ide/host2/bus0/target1/lun0/part3" of VG "vg0" [37.07 GB / 280 MB free] pvscan -- total: 2 [92.79 GB] / in use: 2 [92.79 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0] ---------- and the question: is it possible to get data from the second hdd if it has the same volume name? the second hardrive comes from a different computer and has nothing to do with the 'vg0' of the first (system) hdd do i need to change the name of the volume group name of the system disk first? regards ps. plz respond to private email as i am not subscribed to the list -- Michal Adamczak pokryfka @ druid.if.uj.edu.pl GS dpu C+++ UL+++++ L+++(++++) w--- !tv h* I code AND I bathe. (seen on slashdot) _______________________________________________ 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/
