Bug 237225

Summary:	LVM module only allows to create the VG, but can't activate existing
Product:	[openSUSE] openSUSE 10.2	Reporter:	Benjamen Aceler <aceler>
Component:	YaST2	Assignee:	Thomas Fehr <fehr>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID	QA Contact:	Jiri Srain <jsrain>
Severity:	Normal
Priority:	P5 - None
Version:	Final
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	Other
OS:	Other
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Description Benjamen Aceler 2007-01-21 21:18:10 UTC

The issue occured, when I changed the HDD in my computer. I had a LVM partitions on the old one. So, I connected the old HDD in order to copy files form it, but LVM was not activated automatically. I tried to do it, using YaST LVM module, but it only allows me to create the new VG...

P.S. I created new VG, tried to add LV to it, failed, then restored it using console and some kind of son... And gain an expert level in LVM :)

Comment 1 Thomas Fehr 2007-01-29 11:40:50 UTC

You are right there is no possibility in YaST2 to actiavte and deactivate
LVM VGs. So far there are no plans to implement that feature in YaST2.

There are lots of features that can be done with LVM command line tools 
which cannot be done in YaST2. YaST2 contains the tasks mostly needed by
an user not all possible tasks. Covering everything possible doing with LVM
command line tools with YaST2 is not planned and will certainly not be 
possible with current manpower.

Comment 2 Benjamen Aceler 2007-01-29 19:16:02 UTC

Sadly :(

But if I'll write an LVM manager for YaST this summer, will it have a chance to be included?

Comment 3 Thomas Fehr 2007-01-30 10:06:58 UTC

The decision about inclusion of additonal packages into openSuSE core is done
by product management.