I forgot to say - pvmove is low partially because it works well even for mounted volumes. Using dd, you definitely want to unmount the volume. -- Ray Morris support@bettercgi.com Strongbox - The next generation in site security: http://www.bettercgi.com/strongbox/ Throttlebox - Intelligent Bandwidth Control http://www.bettercgi.com/throttlebox/ Strongbox / Throttlebox affiliate program: http://www.bettercgi.com/affiliates/user/register.php On 09/18/2009 04:31:19 PM, Stuart D. Gathman wrote: > On Fri, 18 Sep 2009, Ray Morris wrote: > > > pvmove is very slow and very safe. You want > > to get the data off that drive in a hurry, before > > it heats up, so pvmove is not your friend in this > > case. Freeze the drive, then find out which LVs > > are on it: > > I've found that external data/power cables that let you connect > an unmounted drive sitting on your workbench are your friend > in these cases. You can even keep the drive in the freezer > (just make sure it is dry enough to be non-condensing). > Stay-Dri hospital ice bags also work well. > > -- > 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. > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > _______________________________________________ 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/
