[linux-lvm] Is it possible to bypass LVM and mount contained partition directly?

[Romeo Theriault]

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 22:54, Ray Morris <support at bettercgi.com> wrote:
>> I'll only be able to have one restore at a time happening,
>> since almost all our linux vm's have the same named VG's
>> and LV's
>
>   Fedora used to by default name the VG for every machine
> volgroup001 or something like that.  They then changed to
> naming it after the machine, I believe.  You are discovering
> one of the reasons why having them all named the same is a
> bad idea.  When a SAN is involved, one can of course envision
> several other problems limits on future usage.  Your best course
> of action may be to eliminate the root cause and rename the
> source VGs.

Hmmm, interesting solution. I like it, though it's going to take some
work to get all the VM's changed...

Thanks!