Universal drive adapter -

[Bill Davidsen]

Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
> On 12/10/2009 03:28 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>> On 10/12/09 10:19, Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
>>
>>>     blkid /dev/sdc1
>>>          
>>     Ok, thank you, that gives me a bit more information:
>>
>>     [root at box6 bob]# file -s /dev/sdc1
>>     /dev/sdc1: LVM2 (Linux Logical Volume Manager) , UUID:
>>     X5Vx9im0hf7hS6Y4WNhdW2ju8heRtUh
>>
>>     [root at box6 bob]# blkid /dev/sdc1
>>     /dev/sdc1: UUID="X5Vx9i-m0hf-7hS6-Y4WN-hdW2-ju8h-eRtUhR"
>>     TYPE="LVM2_member"
>>
>>     Is there a way to list directories and files?
>>
> 
> The drive was configured for use with the logical volume manager
> (LVM2). You need to use the LVM2 tools to find out what volume group
> is on the disk and what logical volumes it contains. Then you can
> activate and mount the devices like any other block device.
> 
> Have a look at the LVM2 documentation/man pages or how-tos for more
> information.
> 
[___ useful examples and such snipped ___]

Thanks, this is a good cheat sheet to give to new (or reluctant) LVM users.
Don't know if it helped the OP but I found it useful.


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