[Swlug] lvm - moving data

[Matt Moore]

Use rsync? It can run daemonised in the background. Once they're synced up just change them.

cheers 

Matt 

On 1 June 2015 01:34:36 GMT+01:00, bascule <asura at theexcession.co.uk> wrote:
>if i have two physical disks in the same logical volume is it possible
>to have 
>the data move from one of them to the other in the background, pausing
>when i 
>turn my machine off and starting when i turn on again.
>i ask because i have a 2tb drive in my machine as /home and i wish to
>add 
>another 2 tb drive and use that as /home instead, since copying 2tb can
>take a 
>while i wondered if i could have it done in the background while i
>still use 
>the computer, both drives are fine so this isn't a rescue operation,
>the newer 
>drive i have acquired is simply just that, newer with a much lower
>power up 
>time
>
>bascule
>
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