RE: [SLE] How to upgrade from 7.3 to 8.1
You can setup LVM with the LVM command line tools or using YaST at install time (I think you can use them after install, but its more of a pain to convert a non-LVM system into a LVM system...it can be done with given enough time and patience; it's much easier if you have a spare hard disk). I don't remember which way I used to set it up on my Laptop. As for my configuration size .... I just dumped some info below, it should answer all your questions. If not, let me know. LowellPort:~ # cat /proc/partitions major minor #blocks name rio rmerge rsect ruse wio wmerge wsect wuse running use aveq 58 0 3776512 lvma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 1 2834432 lvmb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 2 6291456 lvmc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 3 1331200 lvmd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 4 3760128 lvme 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 5 1572864 lvmf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 6 1048576 lvmg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 31253040 hda 71375 156139 1819616 1841490 27361 146065 1406384 2395600 -4 36162940 31417371 3 1 530113 hda1 4 12 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1574370 hda2 9834 30694 324304 236340 5892 11147 136360 541740 0 316350 778080 3 3 3076447 hda3 4 12 32 40 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 3 4 1 hda4 4 0 8 50 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 3 5 441756 hda5 10156 34530 357472 425880 13197 108896 995440 994450 0 288760 1427490 3 6 25623643 hda6 51352 90796 1137536 1178970 8272 26022 274584 859410 0 748950 2038510 3 64 4481888 hdb 16 132 296 18060 0 0 0 0 -120 36199670 13558178 LowellPort:~ # LowellPort:~ # pvscan pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hda6" of VG "system" [24.43 GB / 4.77 GB free] pvscan -- total: 1 [24.44 GB] / in use: 1 [24.44 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0] LowellPort:~ # lvscan lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/system/usr" [3.60 GB] lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/system/opt" [2.70 GB] lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/system/home" [6 GB] lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/system/docs" [1.27 GB] lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/system/downloads" [3.59 GB] lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/system/music" [1.50 GB] lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/system/redhat71" [1 GB] lvscan -- 7 logical volumes with 19.66 GB total in 1 volume group lvscan -- 7 active logical volumes LowellPort:~ # Here is my normal-partiton layout. /dev/hda2 - SuSE 8.1 root partition (Primary system) /dev/hda1 - SuSE 8.1 (mini-install) used for disaster recovery Normally, I would just use the boot disk, but I need BRU and ssh installed for backup/resore. Or, if I ever revert back to the 'dark-side', I may put windows here... lol /dev/hda3 - Xandros 1.0 Desktop /dev/system/redhat71 is a partion i was trying to setup to use with UML (user mode linux), but I never got real far with that... I may some day switch over to a LVM-based root, but not until SuSE supports it out of the box. I don't think that it would take that much work to modify initrd to do a bootstap LVM for root, but it's not worth the effort at this point. Hope that answers your questions, let me know. - Lowell -----Original Message----- From: Richard Bos [mailto:allabos@freeler.nl] Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 5:36 PM To: SuSE Subject: Re: [SLE] How to upgrade from 7.3 to 8.1 Op maandag 3 februari 2003 22:49, schreef Alleman, Lowell:
BTW: I love LVM!! (I even use it on my Laptop.) I can expand my ReiserFS partitions in seconds by typing just two (fairly) simple commands!!
Hello Lowel, how did you configure lvm, I mean how many/how big are your logical volume groups e.g. Do you have /boot and / also on lvm? -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com
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