Re: [gentoo-user] Re: LVM : pros & cons

[Jim Burwell <jimb@jsbc.cc>]

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Dale wrote:
> Philip Webb wrote:
>> 071008 Alan McKinnon wrote:
>>   
>>> This question "Is LVM a good idea?" keeps cropping up on mailing lists.
>>> I find this a bit strange as I find huge benefits
>>> and have yet to find a valid downside for general use.
>>>     
>>
>> If you haven't used it, it looks like a questionable extra complexity,
>> which could bite your fingers unexpectedly for little real gain.
>> However, I am grateful for all the replies & may decide to use it,
>> the comments being generally reassuring as to its stability.
>> There is a Gentoo doc re how to fit it into the install process.
>>
>>   
>
>
> That's me too.  I checked into it but just have not got the nerve up
> to switch.  I have had to redo my partitions a couple times though so
> I could use it for sure. 
>
> Maybe one of these days.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)  :-)
I must be one of the 'crazy' ones.  I run LVM2 for / under linux RAID. 
Even /boot is on a RAID1.  I use genkernel for the proper initramfs. 
You just need to use "dolvm2" and "lvmraid=/dev/mdX ..." on your boot line.



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