/dev/mapper

[oded maimon]

i understand this because the device-mapper that is must in lvm2, but i dont 
understand what it does..

On Apr 8, 2005 12:53 PM, oded maimon <oded.maimon at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> hi,
> i know lvm, and i used it before FC3, but why the change from 
> /dev/<myvgname>/<mylvolname> to /dev/mapper/.....
> 
> thanks for the quick response
> Oded.
> 
> On Apr 8, 2005 12:48 PM, Paul Howarth <paul at city-fan.org> wrote:
> > 
> > oded maimon wrote:
> > > i wanted to know why the change to /dev/mapper from the old
> > > /dev/<device> ? why changing to links?
> > 
> > See the LVM HOWTO:
> > http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
> > 
> > FC3 uses LVM by default, as it is more flexible than "old-fashioned"
> > regular partitions. The HOWTO referenced above explains the benefits of 
> > LVM.
> > 
> > Paul.
> > 
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