On Fri, 5 Jun 2009, liam@landv.org.uk wrote:
> I have a volume group which consists of a LUN (/dev/emcpowerv1) in an EMC
> cabinet. To backup up the disk I use EMC technology to synchronise a second
> LUN (/dev/emcpoweraf1) with the first, when the synchronisation is complete I
> then break the connection. At this point I have two identical volume groups
> exposed to the same host. What I would like to do is rename the second volume
> group and mount its logical volumes. However I can't because (understandably)
> LVM doesn't like having two identical volume groups so when I issue pvchange
> -u I get...
This is doable but tricky. Please read back a few weeks in the archives
to find a script that is being polished to automate this. I forget
the name of the person who did the script, but when you find the posts,
give him a big thank you. Test the script carefully in your situation
and report here.
--
Stuart D. Gathman <stuart@bmsi.com>
Business Management Systems Inc. Phone: 703 591-0911 Fax: 703 591-6154
"Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis" - background song for
a Microsoft sponsored "Where do you want to go from here?" commercial.
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