LVM: New features (2)

• Metadata Backups and Archives are optional now

• /etc/lvmtab and /etc/lvmtab.d/* can be avoided in initial ram disk or other little memory configurations (ie. appliences)

• /etc/lvmconf/* as well

• Volume Groups can be set to static mode to support failover or simple cluster solutions

• Import of Volume Groups by name rather than Physical Volume list

• Feature Flags for better tool/driver interaction

• Single LVM tool binary option with readline support