- List the Logical Volume Groups
lvscan
- List the Physical Volumes
pvscan
- Rename the Logical Volume Group if nessecary
Rename the logical volume group of the external drive from VolGroupxx to VolGroupyy (or other unique name):
vgchange -ay VolGroup01
- Mount the Drive
Next, mount the data partition of the external drive:
mount (-t ext3) /dev/VolGroup01/LogVol01 /mnt/external