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Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:05:03 -0500
From: Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] LVM for data drives but not the OS
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Alan McKinnon wrote:
> Apparently, though unproven, at 19:39 on Friday 08 April 2011, Dale did opine
> thusly:
>
> [snip]
>
>
>    
>> Yea, I didn't type that in the way I meant it.  PV is the bottom level,
>> then VG goes on top of that then the LV.  I think I am typing that in
>> right.  Basically, I create the PV first, then the VG then the LV.<
>> scratches head a bit>   I think I get it but may need better wording.
>>      
> Nah, you got it already ;-)
>
>    
>>> The kernel sees /dev/mapper/<whatever>   as just another block device (aka
>>> something it can mkfs)
>>>        
>> So when I get ready to make a file system, say ext3, then it would be
>> mkfs.ext3 /dev/mapper/<whatever>.  Then it would be ready to put stuff on.
>>      
> Yup. You'll have to poke around /dev/ a bit to see how your udev does it today
> but you got the gist of it
>
>
>    


root@fireball / # pvcreate /dev/sdb
   Physical volume "/dev/sdb" successfully created
root@fireball / #

Step one done.  It didn't puke on my keyboard.  lol

Now to see what else I can get into.  Not going to put anything 
important on it tho.  Just a temporary thing right now.  Just getting my 
feet wet.

Dale

:-)  :-)