[ale] LVM2 & VirtualBox Help.

[Jack Schneider]

On Fri, 3 Dec 2010 09:47:20 -0500
Ed Cashin <ecashin at noserose.net> wrote:

> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 11:26 AM, Jack Schneider
> <puck at dp-indexing.com> wrote:
> > Hi, ALErs.
> > Can someone who uses VirtualBox give me--(OLD MAN) a hand?  'Running
> > Debian Squeeze-AMD64 as host on Raid1/LVM2 disks and I have several
> > VMs on VBox 3.2.  Been running for over 2 years.  I need to make
> > some changes. I have lost enough mental facilities to where I can't
> > follow VBOX docs effectively...      More info to come if any
> > takers. 8-)
> 
> I'd suggest providing concrete details and asking specific questions
> to see whether anyone can give you a hand.  (For example, I've used
> LVM2 and VirtualBox, but I can't tell from your email whether I can
> help you or not.)
> 
Hi, Ed  Thanks for reply..

When I installed VirtualBox it by default, as I recall from from 2007,
loaded the VM disks *.vdi into my /home/jack/.Vbox  directory. I have
now begun to exceed the fixed file sizes into which the VM s were
installed and also blown up my home directory.   I have under Raid1 some
LVM partitions set aside for the VMs.  I want (need to) move the
VM *.vdi and also to do a VBOX register to the LVMs.  Per VBOX docs .vdi
must be moved as .vmdk files... and use the VboxManage clonehd tool. I
don't seem to be able to do that...  8-(  I may have in trying, made a
mess.. 

I can generate lvdisplay  & other outputs to a
pastebin.com or such page, to give you a longer list.

Is that a start?  We could do this off list?
Jack