[CentOS] How to add a HD to a LVM

Sat May 7 19:21:47 UTC 2011
Ljubomir Ljubojevic <office at plnet.rs>

Todd Cary wrote:
> I have connected a HD that was a prior system drive (Centos 4.8) 
> and I am not sure of the command line procedures to find out if 
> it is recognized (I believe it is since it present in the GUI), 
> delete all data on it and finally add it to the LVM.
> 
> I would like to use it as a backup data drive.
> 
> Todd
> 
either use "lvm ...." command to check, add, etc.. (google or use man 
page) or use webmin to see and manage all of your drives (amongst other 
things) on that system from nice and intuitive web config interface.

Ljubomir