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Alan McKinnon <alan@××××××××××××××××.za> wrote: |
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> Extra benefits of LVM: You won't need this right now for your simple |
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> desktop with one drive, but it's good to know what else LVM can do: |
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> Snapshots. |
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Well, I "disagree". This feature is also very useful on a |
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single drive setup. Reason why: Backup. You can easily create |
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snapshot(s) and then backup those snapshot volumes. And at |
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the same time, you can keep on working on the normal filesystems. |
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> This is a lifesaver if your job is to perform backups of 4TB databases |
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> that can never be taken down for backups. |
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IMO it's also good for smaller setups. |
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For huge setups, it's sort of a must, exactly as you wrote. |
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> If you need any more convincing, IBM mainframes and HP machines running |
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> HP-UX have required you to use LVM for years now - you can't get to the |
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> disks without using LVM. |
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Not true. With HP-UX 11.11, you could also choose *NOT* to use LVM. |
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But nobody in a right state of mind would do that :) (Well, generally |
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speaking at least. There will certainly be some corner cases, I suppose.) |
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Alexander Skwar |
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