*** Hint: Metadata Backups ***

Please remember to include the LVM Metadata

o /etc/lvmconf/ for LVM1
o /etc/lvm/ for LVM2

in your regular backups.

Those are necessary in case metadata on your PVs gets accidentially overwritten (e.g., some diligent installer) in order to recover with vgcfgrestore(8).

Regards,
Heinz -- The LVM Guy --

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Should that be backupped regulaly (as in every week or so) or only after actual changes to VGs/LVs (added/removed VG, added/removed PV, added/removed or extended LV, ...) ?

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Perplexer

----- Original Message -----
From: "Heinz Mauelshagen" <[email protected]>
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Sent: Friday, March 19, 2004 11:56 AM
Subject: [linux-lvm] *** Hint: Metadata Backups ***