LVM problem <SOLVED>

[Nick Geovanis <n-geovanis@northwestern.edu>]

>Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 10:08:35 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
>From: "Andrew B. Young" <andrew_b_young at earthlink.net>
>Subject: Re: LVM problem <SOLVED>
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>Can anybody point me to a white paper or something that discusses the
>advantages of using LVM, especially on a single disk PC?  I have not seen
>the reason to use it on my home (single drive) PC.

I find it useful when the drive is carved up into multiple volumes for
software purposes, but the appropriate sizes of the volumes aren't known
in advance or change over time. In that case I divide the drive into equal
sized portions, stitch a few together for each of the apps, and leave a
couple in reserve for growth. Helps even more if you need to do the
same over multiple physical volumes. Only an issue at work, not at home.

* Nick Geovanis
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