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On 2013-11-15 5:18 PM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On 15/11/2013 23:58, Tanstaafl wrote: |
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>> Now, the question is, what the heck is thin-provisioning in lvm2, am I |
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>> using it, and if not, do I need it? |
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>> I'm pretty sure I'm not using it, but how to be sure? |
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> If you use thin provisioning, you already know it. There are steps you |
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> must take to put it to use. |
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Ok, just to complete this thread (I didn't like this answer when it was |
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presented - what if I inherited this system? Or, in this case, I |
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installed it 8+ years ago, and don't remember for certain *what* I did, |
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since it was my first time with any linux distro, much less gentoo?)... |
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So, a simple question on the lvm list reveals: |
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lvs -o segtype |
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will return 'thin' or 'thin-pool' for thin provisioned, or 'linear' (as |
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mine did) for thick... |
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