[linux-lvm] Snapshot validity

Heinz Mauelshagen Mauelshagen at redhat.com
Mon Mar 1 08:19:01 UTC 2004


Sachin,

you can resize original logical volumes and their snapshots
and they stay valid.

Regards,
Heinz    -- The LVM Guy --


On Mon, Mar 01, 2004 at 10:02:17AM -0800, sachin wrote:
> 
> > Hi All
> >
> > I have a question.
> 
> LVM1 or LVM2 ?
> 
> - Joe
> 
> Hi All
> 
> I am using lvm1
> 
> -SachiN_
> 
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> 
> Original messagel was
> 
> 
> Hi All
> 
> I have a question.
> What happen if i have change the configuration of the snapshot origin volume
> i.e i may change the size of the volume .Is the snapshot is valid or its of
> no use
> 
> What i think is data is of no use ,because internally the driver may
> checking the
> extent mapping of the origin of the  snapshot and then it scanning the
> ioexception table
> i.e COW table .If my assumption is not correct ,If any one knows the actual
> working
> Please tell  me .
> 
> Thanks
> SachiN_
> 
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