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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive change
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Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2012 12:08:18 +0000
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Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote :

> On Thu, 08 Nov 2012 11:08:18 +0000, jdm@jdm.myzen.co.uk
> wrote:
> 
> > I am about to change my hard drive on my machine from a 500GB to 2tb.
> > 
> > To transfer I  intend to dd the partitions across and then resize using
> > lvm as home swap var are located on lvm.
> 
> Can you connect both drives ate the same time? If so you can create a PV
> on the new drive, add it to your VG and then use lvmove to move the date
> before removing the old drive from the VG. That way you can continue to
> use the computer while the transfer takes place.
> 
> 
> -- 
> Neil Bothwick
> 
> How do I set my laser printer to stun?

Yes I can connect to both drives at the same time. My root partition is not on lvm. This sounds like an excellent idea. Thanks.

Fairly new to lvm but it seems very solid and capable