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Re: Couple questions about vgexport/import

 
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Dee Jacobs
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Couple questions about vgexport/import

I created a vg on node1. Node 2 will import map.
Do I put the LVMs into the VG before exporting?
After exporting how do I get the disk names to align? The diskNN numbers are different for the same drive.
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Torsten.
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Re: Couple questions about vgexport/import

Disk device files doesn't need to be the same.

Just exporting with "-s", this will include the VGID into the mapfile, so the other node can easily find and match them.

Hope this helps!
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Dee Jacobs
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Re: Couple questions about vgexport/import

About LVMS. if LVM is added, removed, changed in a VG. Does it need to be exported again?
Aneesh Mohan
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Re: Couple questions about vgexport/import

Hi,

If you specify -s in conjunction with the -m option vgexport simply adds the VG-ID to the mapfile.

Node1:-
========

# vgexport -v -s -m -p /tmp/vgXX.map vgXX

#cat /tmp/vgxx.map

sample o/p

# cat /tmp/vgXX.map
VGID bfb13ce63a7c07c4
1 lvol1
2 lvol2
3 lvsap
4 lvdata

# copy vgxx.map to alternative node

Node2:-
========
#mkdir /dev/vgxx
#mknod /dev/vgxx/group c 64 0x010000
# vgimport -v -s -m /tmp/vgXX.map vgXX


If you want to redefine the disk device names similar to node 1 , you may need to do ioinit procedure in node2 to change the instance id of the controller (similar to the node1)


Aneesh
Aneesh Mohan
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Re: Couple questions about vgexport/import


Yes,It is better to sync the vg configuration files(shared vg) if there is any changes done in any node.


Aneesh
Dee Jacobs
Advisor

Re: Couple questions about vgexport/import

Answers directly addressed the question and provided the insight necessary to comprehend the concept.

Very fast, too. THANKS.