On Sat, 18 Aug 2007, A.Lizard wrote:
> I bit-copied a backup LVM disk using dd from a Knoppix LiveCD (based on
> Debian) and wound up with duplicate volume and uuids, meaning I couldn't
> mount both the main and backup volumes simultaneously at the same time for
> subsequent backups. Of course, vgrename is ineffective to allow
> simultaneous mounting without changing the uuids.
I would suggest copying (bitwise if desired) each LV individually to another
volume group with a different name (and UUID). This gives you a lot more
flexibility with physical storage for primary vs backup volume groups.
Furthermore, your LV backup procedure can take snapshots of each LV first.
--
Stuart D. Gathman <stuart@bmsi.com>
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