08-24-2010
One thing I've noticed that dd seems unable to do is properly save/restore "extended" partition information. It's not recorded in the boot sector, and dd-ing the "extended" device (not the partitions in it) doesn't seem to preserve it either. Where is it stored?
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dtc_kill_vps_disk
dtc_kill_vps_disk(8) System Manager's Manual dtc_kill_vps_disk(8)
NAME
dtc_kill_vps_disk - destroy LVM disks for freeing space
SYNOPSIS
dtc_kill_vps_disk VPS_NUMBER [ lvm|loopback ]
DESCRIPTION
dtc_kill_vps_disk This shell script is a part of the dtc-xen package that is to be used by the dtc panel to manage a Xen VPS server.
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This documentation describes dtc_kill_vps_disk See http://www.gplhost.com/software-dtc-xen.html for updates.
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