Is it possible to import a VG to another server in different VG name.

[senthil_kumar_1]

Hi All,

Is it possible to import a VG to another server in different VG name rather than original....

If yes, Please give me detailed steps.

[Patrick Wallek]

Absolutely.

On machine A:

vgexport -m vg01.map -v  -s vg01

Copy vg01.map to machine B

On machine B:

mkdir /dev/vgnew

mknod /dev/vgnew/group c 64

vgimport -m vg01.map -v -s vgnew

[Ismail Azad]

Hi senthil,

What patrick has mentioned is  the standard conventional method. Notice the -s option which means that you do not have to specify the device files of the P.V. Just liked to add a typo error in Patrick's post... You should also be adding a minor number to the mknod command.