[linux-lvm] Physical volume size changed

[Heinz J . Mauelshagen]

On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 10:25:59AM +0000, James Hawtin wrote:
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> > No, you need to use "pvresize", which is part of very recent LVM tools.
> > I'm not sure if it needs kernel support or not.
> >
> 
> Thats a really useful addition. Does it cope with partations been
> extended at the front as well as the back?

Just at the back.

In case you extend at the front, you need dd or the like to move your former
physical volume contents down to the new beginning of the partition and
pvresize afterwards.


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> James
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