On 03/10/05, Mike McCarty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have yet to understand what advantage LVM gives me. Can anyone > explain why LVM was added, and what advantages/disadvantages > it has?
LVM is great as an abstraction layer. The main benefits are: * ability to dynamically resize LVs (logical volumes - the lvm equivalent of partitions), * spread LVs across multiple disks * LVM snapshots for backups Read the HOWTO for more details. -- Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns
