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From: Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] LVM on VM or not? - WAS Re: Best filesystem for virtualized gentoo mail server - WAS: vmWare HowTo / best practices
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:16:02
Message-Id: 5174109C.8050203@libertytrek.org
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Best filesystem for virtualized gentoo mail server - WAS: vmWare HowTo / best practices by Tanstaafl
1 On 2013-04-20 11:00 AM, Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org> wrote:
2 > Another question - are there any caveats as to which filesystem to use
3 > for a mail server, for virtualized systems?
4
5 Ok, googling reveals lots of conflicting opinions about using LVM in a
6 VM environment.
7
8 I was wanting to use it mainly for its snapshot ability (to get
9 consistent backups of my mailstore and mysql DBs).
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11 Also it would be very nice to be able to resize things if needed (I have
12 adequate storage available).
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14 But I've found lots of opinions that using LVM in a virtualized
15 environment can lead to data corruption, and if this is true, I'd rather
16 not risk it...
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18 So, LVM or not?

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