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On Sat, Dec 17, 2022 at 9:42 AM Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> That is true. Thing is, I've learned how to manage LVM even with |
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encrypted data. I've also learned how to expand storage without losing |
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data or getting confused about what I'm doing. To me, using LVM is pretty |
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easy given the notes I have for the tasks I do most often. |
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> It's not that I want to compile things, it's that I want to use things |
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I'm already really familiar with. If I bought a Raspberry Pi and built a |
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NAS with it, I don't care if I compile the software on it or not as long as |
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it has the software I need or I can install what I need. From what I've |
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read, compiling on a Raspberry isn't much fun. It's very time consuming. |
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Having a OS, binary one at that, that is Linux based is a big plus. I can |
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run LVM, cryptsetup and such in likely every Linux distro out there and get |
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the same result as on my Gentoo box. Switching to BSD, using ZFS, means I |
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have to learn a whole new set of tools and methods. I had enough fun |
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learning LVM and I don't think LVM is going to die anytime soon. It should |
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be around for the foreseeable future. As it is, even now, I still don't |
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get how ZFS works. I just followed a guide to get it working, sort of. |
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It's still not encrypted. Figuring that out is next. That should be fun. |
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Maybe just live with TrueNAS for a month or two and get to know it on a |
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friendly level first? |
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I think I'm still not understanding the need for LVM. Help me understand. I |
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see ZFS on TrueNAS as a combination of mdadm and a file system. I'm not |
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sure I even have partitions. My ZFS pool is just using the whole drive, but |
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that was all I wanted. Are you planning on using your drive space for other |
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things? (Plex server in a jail, or remote real-time storage for instance) |
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If so maybe LVM would help isolate backups - which I thought was why you |
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wanted this machine - from a VM of some type running on the same machine - |
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which I don't think you've suggested. |
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> My network card is out for delivery. A few days late but better than |
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never I guess. I'll see if the drivers needed for it are available as |
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modules or not. I suspect they are tho based on info in this thread. |
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Good luck. Hope the new card makes your life easier. |
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