[linux-lvm] How long does PVmove take

[Joe Thornber]

On Wed, Aug 06, 2003 at 10:30:09AM -0400, Scott Mcdermott wrote:
> Joe Thornber on Wed  6/08 09:52 +0100:
> > > I have to remove 4 120GB IDE drives from a LVM on a P2
> > > 450Mhz machine.  I have been pvmoving one of them for
> > > about the last 5 days.  Is this a normal time frame?
> > > How much longer can I expect?
> > 
> > I moved 30G in about 40 minutes yesterday. (LVM2)
> 
> that is an *huge* improvement over speed of LVM1 :)
> 
> although, you only got LVM2 pvmove working very
> recently...is that something you would trust on production
> machine?

We've tested pretty thoroughly, but you might want to wait for some
more testing from people on the list, or do some testing yourself :)

- Joe