Hi, here are some LVM basics to get you started..
http://www.linuxconfig.org/Linux_lvm_-_Logical_Volume_Manager lubos On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Serge van Ginderachter<[email protected]> wrote: > 2009/7/9 Alex Samad <[email protected]>: > >>> Creating a swap partition on a software RAID device isn't ideal. It is >>> better to create a swap partition on each of the physical devices and >>> give them the same priority (in /etc/fstab). That's only one example, >>> you could also use a disk that isn't part of the RAID and have only >>> one swap partition ... >> >> what happens if there is something important swapped out and that drive >> dies ? I could understand not wanting to put it on lvm and then raid1. > > I agree with that. One generally uses RAID to keep a host running when > a disk failure occurs. If swap is not mirrored, processes wil crash, > or worst case the box might crash. > > If performance is an issue, then you'd better go hardware raid. > > Unless someone knows of another strong reason not to put swap on raid? > > -- > > > Met vriendelijke groet, > > Serge van Ginderachter > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] > > -- lubo http://www.linuxconfig.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
