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Here's how I test new LVM2 builds without interfering with the stable
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LVM2 that is running the LV's on my development box.
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1) Create a set of loopback devices.
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2) Create a new directory to contain the LVM2 configuration files for
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this setup. (I use /etc/lvm_loops)
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3) Write a suitable lvm.conf file, this goes in the directory you just
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created. eg, my /etc/lvm_loops/lvm.conf looks like:
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log {
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file="/tmp/lvm2_loop.log"
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level=9
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verbose=0
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overwrite=1
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}
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devices {
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scan = "/dev"
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filter = ["a/loop/", "r/.*/"]
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}
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The important thing to note is the devices section which makes sure
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that only the loopback devices are considered for LVM2 operations.
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4) When you want to use this test setup just set the environment
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variable LVM_SYSTEM_DIR to point to your config directory
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(/etc/lvm_loops in my case).
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5) It's a good idea to do a vgscan to initialise the filters:
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export LVM_SYSTEM_DIR=/etc/lvm_loops
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./lvm vgscan
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where ./lvm is the new build of LVM2 that I'm trying out.
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7) Test away. Make sure that you are explicit about which lvm
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executable you want to execute (eg, ./lvm if you are in
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LVM2/tools).
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