Hey Andy. Andy Smith wrote: > >On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 12:53:43AM +0000, Steve McIntyre wrote: >> I'm clearly a member of a third group of people,,, :-) > >Oh, I didn't mean to imply that those going by taste were in a >minority! Taste, or possibly, "just never thought about it" could >well be the biggest group. I was only talking about my observations >of those who seem to hold strong opinions on this, usually to the >point where they will advocate "their way" to others.
ACK! >> Putting partitions on the RAID drives helps *me* identify them. > >So, I don't care what people do and I'm not trying to change your >mind. Would you mind going into what makes "sda1" more identifiable >for you than "sda" though? > >Or is it that you make use of partition labels for some extra info? If I'm looking at disks on a system, the first thing I'll look for is the partition table. If a disk has a partition table with "Linux RAID" partitions viaible, that gives me a strong hint of what I should expect on the disk. Especially if I'm swappings disk around between systems, commisioning new systems and re-using disks etc. -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. st...@einval.com Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky, Tongue-tied & twisted, Just an earth-bound misfit, I...
