Rdeploy vs LVM in backup images

[Luangsay]

It seems that today version of rdeploy.exe doesn't support LVM filesystems. Does somebody have any idea of a future release of rdeploy that would cope with lvm fs?

As for the actual version, is there a way to overcome this problem?

Here is the configuration of our servers RHEL3:

with smartstart, we create 2 logical disks:
c0d0 for the system
c0d1 for the datas and the applications
we only use LVM on c0d1.

So I would like to do an image of c0d0 only, since we can backup and restore c0d1 thanks to
a backup/software installed on c0d0.

I use the backup command line:
rdeploy.exe -noprompt -d1 -mu -split:2040 -f.\lib\images\server.img

Then I restore the image using the generic RDP job and the image-restore wizard with the options "-d1 -szf".
Once the job is achieved, the server try to reboot but it stop the boot process with a:
"loop dead detected".

Sourygna

[Steven Clementi]

After "looking" at the config files and reading the "warnings" that come with RDp 2.2, it is quite apparent that Altiris does not expect to support LVM anytime soon for imaging purposes.

If you look at the default.cfg file on your nfs server, you will see what I mean.


Of course, it would be smart to support LVM, so here's to Hoping!


Steven

[Luangsay]

We don't have RDP 2.2 but 2.1 version.
Can you please show me the warnings in the config file?

[Steven Clementi]

You should have the file. On your NFS server in your osdist (distribution) directory under the rhel3 directory there should be a default.cfg file It is a Kickstart file. Open it up and pagedown to the disk partitioning section. Not sure if 2.1 has the same message.

As soon as I get a chance to get to my linux box, I will try to get the message and post it.



Steven