[linux-lvm] LAZY MODE: non-LVM 2 LVM - Destroys data?

[Benjamin Scott]

On 20 Nov 2001, Turbo Fredriksson wrote:
> Do I _have_ to copy all the info to a empty disk, then create the lv
> (pvcreate et al)?

  No, you could just blow away your existing non-LVM partition and lose all
your data.  ;-)  But if you would like to *keep* your data, the answer is
"Yes, you have to copy it all to another filesystem".

-- 
Ben Scott <bscott at ntisys.com>
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