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

2007-10-08 Thread Remy Blank
Neil Bothwick wrote: > It' one of those things[1] that you put off using because it looks > complicated. then you get round to trying it and wish you'd done so much > earlier. > > [1] Screen falls into this category too. I can confirm about screen, I use it everywhere now. But I've yet to try LVM

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

2007-10-08 Thread Dale
Jim Burwell wrote: > 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 ge

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

2007-10-08 Thread Jim Burwell
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, i

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

2007-10-08 Thread Dale
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 questio

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

2007-10-08 Thread Neil Bothwick
Hello Philip Webb, > If you haven't used it, it looks like a questionable extra complexity, > which could bite your fingers unexpectedly for little real gain. It' one of those things[1] that you put off using because it looks complicated. then you get round to trying it and wish you'd done so muc

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

2007-10-08 Thread Philip Webb
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

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

2007-10-08 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Monday 08 October 2007, Alexander Skwar wrote: > Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Extra benefits of LVM: You won't need this right now for your > > simple desktop with one drive, but it's good to know what else LVM > > can do: > > > > Snapshots. > > Well, I "disagree". This feature i

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

2007-10-08 Thread Alexander Skwar
Alan McKinnon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Extra benefits of LVM: You won't need this right now for your simple > desktop with one drive, but it's good to know what else LVM can do: > > Snapshots. Well, I "disagree". This feature is also very useful on a single drive setup. Reason why: Backup.