On 2013-11-15 5:18 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckin...@gmail.com> wrote:
On 15/11/2013 23:58, Tanstaafl wrote:
Now, the question is, what the heck is thin-provisioning in lvm2, am I
using it, and if not, do I need it?
I'm pretty sure I'm not using it, but how to be sure?
If you use thin provisioning, you already know it. There are steps you
must take to put it to use.
Ok, just to complete this thread (I didn't like this answer when it was
presented - what if I inherited this system? Or, in this case, I
installed it 8+ years ago, and don't remember for certain *what* I did,
since it was my first time with any linux distro, much less gentoo?)...
So, a simple question on the lvm list reveals:
lvs -o segtype
will return 'thin' or 'thin-pool' for thin provisioned, or 'linear' (as
mine did) for thick...
