Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] LVM on VM or not? - WAS Re: Best filesystem for virtualized gentoo mail server - WAS: vmWare HowTo / best practices
Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:20:05
Message-Id: 51769873.5060701@libertytrek.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] LVM on VM or not? - WAS Re: Best filesystem for virtualized gentoo mail server - WAS: vmWare HowTo / best practices by Pandu Poluan
1 On 2013-04-21 6:15 PM, Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info> wrote:
2 > One thing you have to think about, is whether to implement
3 > LVM/partition-less, or LVM/partitions.
4
5 Well, I was going to just allocate a new 'drive' (create one within
6 vmWare and then attach it to my gentoo VM), and use that entire virtual
7 'disk' for LVM... is that what you mean by 'partition-less'?
8
9 Hadn't really thought about the differences much... what are the
10 advantages or disadvantages to using partitions? Seems like it would be
11 more flexible without partitions?