Bug#315339: installation of new lvm2 renders vg unusable

[Igor Belyi]

Bastian Blank wrote:

>On Wed, Jun 29, 2005 at 08:49:21AM -0400, Igor Belyi wrote:
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>>Here's what I get with lvm2 2.01.04-5 tools:
>># vgdisplay lvmg
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>> Format                lvm1
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>So it is lvm1.
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Do you need those 64K of metadata as well?

>>On related note, is it possible to convert it into lvm2 without loosing 
>>data?
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>Yes, it is, vgconvert will do that for you. But please backup a copy of
>the lvm1 metadata area on the disk. (Something around the first 64KiB)
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Does it mean that the procedure described in RECOVERY section of the 
'man vgconvert' is not enough?

Igor