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Possible Bug: lvm2-2.02.175-1.fc27
So I just updated this package and rebooted my system. I encountered an interesting issue where one of my guest domain refused to start. Initial investigation of the system journal revealed messages like: systemd-udevd[775]: seq 3711 ‘/devices/virtual/block/dm-21’ is taking a … Continue reading
Extending Storage for an LVM-Backed Windows Guest Domain with KVM/QEMU
Well that was significantly more painful than I had anticipated. Here’s the quick and dirty instruction set which involves multiple tools, perhaps needlessly, since I was investigating the issue for some time: Shut down the guest domain (someone might be … Continue reading
Using systemd and Logical Volume Manager Snapshot Volumes During Fedora Operating System Upgrades
With the looming end of support for Fedora 22, I thought I might write this up: I just successfully made use of this solution (based on instructions from the excellent ArchWiki) and I thought I’d provide documentation here since it’s … Continue reading
Upgrade Notes: Fedora 22 to Fedora 23
Well, despite the relatively complexity of my home server arrangement, I am happy to report that the Fedora team has succeeded in providing a distribution that smoothly upgrades without any additional administrative intervention! Hooray! Nonetheless, to be safe, I recommend … Continue reading
Striped Logical Volume Design and Construction: Block Stacking for Fun and Profit
For those of you well versed in UNIX-like systems, you know the logical volume manager is a big deal. Coming from a Windows world, it is something of a very deep and powerful virtual disk service. It’s kind of a … Continue reading
Engineering Walden 