On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 08:18:28AM +0100, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote: > > In <jwvwsap9oo1.fsf-monnier+gmane.linux.debian.u...@gnu.org>, Stefan > > Monnier > > wrote: > >>> What happens if, for whatever reason, just one of the disks is > >>> available? > >> You lose it all (pretty much). For that reason, it's not recommended, > >> unless you have backups elsewhere. > > > > You don't really lose it all. If the disk is just unavailable, the VG is > > just unavailable. Bringing both disks on-line simultaneously will restore > > your access to the VG and all its LVs. > > > > If one disk dies or gets corrupted, you can still recover some of the data > > on the other disk. LVs that reside only on the good disk(s) will be > > completely safe. LVs that reside only on the bad disk(s) will be entirely > > lost. > > OP explicitly asked about creating _one_ LV. He also claimed that there > is no third disk available for backup or data recovery. >
Lose one, you've lost everything. [I lost a 2TB array that way]. USB not really reliable enough. [Lost a 750G disk when it fell 40cm to a carpeted floor too :( ] AndyC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
