[PLUG] backing up RAID volumes under LVM--any sort of tool for this?

[Greg Helledy <gregsonh@gra-inc.com>]

When I was installing our servers with ClearOS (CentOS derivative), 
using LVM instead of the traditional partitioning method was presented 
at the default.  That and using software RAID 1 (mdadm) has made things 
very difficult to understand now that I want to make images of them.


Is there any sort of tool that works well for duplicating LVM 
partitions?  GParted, for example, doesn't handle them.

In a slightly-related issue, I had the thought of backing the files out 
of these file systems and loading them into non-LVM, non-RAID partitions 
using rsync.
I have been using a rescue CD and the command:
rsync -avxHAX --numeric-ids --info=progress2 * /newroot
at the root level of the mounted source partition.

Is this liable to produce a working result?

--
Greg Helledy
GRA, Incorporated
P:  +1 215-884-7500
F:  +1 215-884-1385
www.gra.aero
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