On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 04:07:34PM -0800, Ling Li wrote: > > > Alasdair G Kergon wrote: > >On Fri, Feb 13, 2004 at 03:28:19PM -0800, Ling Li wrote: > > > >>I guess the number of devices to be scanned is just too large (and my > >>computer is also a very slow one). Is there some way to specify a > >>narrower range of devices to be scanned in LVM2? > > > > > >The filter lines in lvm.conf. See doc/example.conf and man lvm.conf. > > Got it. The man page says lvm.conf is only loaded during the > "initialization phase of LVM." Does this mean I have to reboot the > computer for the new lvm.conf to be in effect? Can I just send some > signal to some process? No, just run vgscan after setting up your filter in lvm.conf. > > --Ling > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ -- Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- *** Software bugs are stupid. Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them *** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Heinz Mauelshagen Red Hat, Inc. Consulting Development Engineer Am Sonnenhang 11 56242 Marienrachdorf Germany Mauelshagen@RedHat.com +49 2626 141200 FAX 924446 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/