[klug] mounting Linux LVM format

[Nathan Cook]

This will give you a run down on what LVM is: 
http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/14735.html but this should 
help you do what your after: http://home.gagme.com/greg/linux/raid-lvm.php

I have not worked with LVM, although from what I'm hearig about it it 
would suit me for my new server :)

klug.member.lancer at xoxy.net wrote:

> In decideing to upgrade the school computers to Fedora Core 4 (was 
> FC2) I installed one BASE system and performed (roughly) the updates. 
> Then I did minimum install to other computers which will serve as 
> clones, except perhaps for IP tables etc in the network set up.
>
> I do a minimum install on the computers because that way I know the 
> partition tables have been written correctly on each drive regardless 
> of physical size etc. Next step is to mount them alongside the BASE 
> install drive in order to drag the files accross (effectively cloning 
> them).
>
> Here's the problem: The drives won't mount!
>
> It turns out they are in some weird "Linux LVM" format that just 
> doesn't seem to want to mount using a sysrecovery CD (or Knoppix or 
> whatever). Looks very much like the Journaling dependant systems I'm 
> used to hearing about with XP.
>
> Anyone know how to mount these drives? I'm running out of time for 
> setting up the school network along with this new OS install.
>
> Lance.
>
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