Table of Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................................3
Document Contents................................................................................................................................................3
Documentation and References..............................................................................................................................4
Requirements.................................................................................................................................................................5
Hardware Requirements.........................................................................................................................................5
Software Requirements ..........................................................................................................................................5
Overview .......................................................................................................................................................................6
LVM Operation......................................................................................................................................................6
LifeKeeper for Linux LVM Recovery Kit .............................................................................................................6
LVM Recovery Kit Notes and Restrictions............................................................................................................7
Linux Boot Script Modifications.....................................................................................................................7
Support for Raw I/O and Entire Disks ............................................................................................................7
Volume Group Activation...............................................................................................................................7
LVM Version Support.....................................................................................................................................8
LifeKeeper LVM Hierarchy Creation and Administration............................................................................................9
Hierarchy Creation Procedure................................................................................................................................9
Using LVM with LifeKeeper Data Replication ...................................................................................................11
Volume Group Reconfiguration...........................................................................................................................12
Troubleshooting...........................................................................................................................................................16
Error Messages.....................................................................................................................................................16
Common Error Messages..............................................................................................................................16
Hierarchy Creation........................................................................................................................................16
Hierarchy Extension......................................................................................................................................17
Hierarchy Restore..........................................................................................................................................18
Resource Monitoring.....................................................................................................................................18
LVM Recovery Kit Error Messages..............................................................................................................18
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