[linux-lvm] Removing an Old disk (LVM HOW-TO)

Perplexer perplexer at thz.net
Tue Mar 30 12:18:12 UTC 2004


Additional question:

Can a PV be removed from the VG without executing pvmove
before (bruteforce remove if you will) ? What would I have to
do if I wanted to remove it (e2fsadm?, lvreduce? ...) ?

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Perplexer

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From: "Perplexer" <perplexer at thz.net>
To: <linux-lvm at redhat.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 1:49 PM
Subject: [linux-lvm] Removing an Old disk (LVM HOW-TO)


> There is a section describing how to remove and old disk
> from LVM at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/removeadisk.html
> but nothing is said about reducing LV before this is done.
> 
> Must a LV be reduced using e2fsadm before any attempt to remove a PV
> is made in order to prevent data loss ?
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