[linux-lvm] Resend: API for retrieving linux lvm information

[Stanley Yue]

Thanks, Alasdair.

I'll indeed look into using LVM2.

I'm using Redhat AS 3.0. 

Will the lvm2 rpm from Fedora Core work?
When will lvm2 be officially part of Redhat Enterprise Linux?
How can i upgrade from an LVM1 system to LVM2? Is it just a matter of
upgrading the rpm?

Thanks,

Stanley


On Wed, 8 Sep 2004 10:35:18 +0100, Alasdair G Kergon <agk at redhat.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 07, 2004 at 06:39:24PM -0700, Stanley Yue wrote:
> > As far as the parsing goes, is it better (in terms of compatibility,
> > output stability) to parse against the command line output (i.e.
> > lvdisplay) or against the /proc/filesystems (i.e.
> > /proc/lvm/VGs/vg00/LVs)?
>  
> My answer was for LVM2.
> Looks like you're using LVM1.
> To simplify your future upgrade you should consider using LVM2 tools
> lvs/pvs/vgs read-only even on an LVM1 installation as their output is
> designed to be easy to parse.
> 
> Alasdair
> --
> agk at redhat.com
>