[linux-lvm] replace bad hard disc

Heinz J . Mauelshagen mauelshagen at sistina.com
Fri Oct 19 04:59:01 UTC 2001


Ulrich,

you can't shrink an XFS.

A hHD contained in a VG can only be removed when it has no LVs on it.

On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 10:23:17PM +0200, Ulrich Wiederhold wrote:
> * Markus Dobel <mdobel at kawo2.rwth-aachen.de> [011018 11:53]:
> > On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 11:39:54AM +0200, Stefan Onken wrote:
> > > 
> > > > pvcreate /dev/sde1
> > > > vgextend Stonki2 /dev/sde1
> > > > pvmove /dev/sdd1 /dev/sde1
> > > > vgreduce Stonki2 /dev/sdd1
> > > 
> > > stupid question: what about resizing the reiserfs file system ?
> > > Is it not necessary ?
> 
> Oh, but this means in my example I will have to lower the filesystem
> (xfs), because I will remove a hd and added all my scace to the vg and
> lv´s, right?
> Is it possible to lower an xfs.filesystem to remove a HD or is it
> possible to remove a HD without resizing (no mount now), add a new
> bigger HD, grow the filesystem, mount it?
> 
> Uli
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