to create a PV on a I2O RAID array

Hello,

attached is a patch, which makes it possible to create a PV on a I2O RAID array.

For further questions feel free to contact me.

Best regards,

Markus Lidel
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diff -ur LVM2.2.00.15/lib/filters/filter.c LVM2.2.00.15.new/lib/filters/filter.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 	{"ataraid", 16},	/* ATA Raid */
 	{"drbd", 16},		/* Distributed Replicated Block Device */
 	{"power2", 16},		/* EMC Powerpath */
+	{"i2o_block", 16},	/* I2O block disk */
 	{NULL, 0}
 };
 

Or you can add it to the runtime config file, avoiding having to recompile.
(types in the devices section: see man lvm.conf or doc/example.conf)

Alasdair

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Hello,

Yep, thanks for the hint. But it could be used for future versions to work out of the box, instead of setting it in lvm.conf :-)

Best regards,

Markus Lidel
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Markus Lidel (Senior IT Consultant)

Shadow Connect GmbH
Carl-Reisch-Weg 12
D-86381 Krumbach
Germany

Phone:  +49 82 82/99 51-0
Fax:    +49 82 82/99 51-11

E-Mail: [email protected]
URL:    http://www.shadowconnect.com