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On 21-Apr-13 18:15, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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> Ok, googling reveals lots of conflicting opinions about using LVM in a |
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> VM environment. |
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> I was wanting to use it mainly for its snapshot ability (to get |
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> consistent backups of my mailstore and mysql DBs). |
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> Also it would be very nice to be able to resize things if needed (I have |
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> adequate storage available). |
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> But I've found lots of opinions that using LVM in a virtualized |
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> environment can lead to data corruption, and if this is true, I'd rather |
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> not risk it... |
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> So, LVM or not? |
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You can make snapshots from ESXi (btw snapshot is *not* backup), |
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and you can resize VM-disks as well. So the right question is: |
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What are the LVM features I need? If I do not need any, then why |
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should I bother with it? |
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Jarry |
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