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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