How do I loopback mount .vmdk images containing LVM volumes?

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Issue

We have a need for a method of mounting disk image files (VMware single-file .vmdk images) that has the following partition layout on them. Is this technically possible? If so, how?

primary partition 1:  /boot file system
primary partition 2:  LVM PV for rootvg volume group

It's the contents of the logical volumes inside the rootvg that we want to get hold of.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1

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