Hi, John. I didn't say that LVMs are inherently risky or unreliable. By all means build and use LVMs to hold your application data and code. Just don't put the root Linux file system (the one Linux needs to boot from...) in an LVM. It makes recovery of a sick penguin in a z/VM environment must easier.
----- Original Message ----- From: John Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: Root filesystem Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:32:04 +0800 > dave wrote: > > Hi, Ryan. > > > > Funny you should ask...this topic has just been > > discussed on this list....:-) > > > > It's not a good idea to put your "/" file system on an > > LVM; if you ever have any problems with the LVM itself > > (e.g., a lost pv, say), then the Linux system can't be > booted...... > > > In other words, don't do this.... > > Oh. Why does Red Hat default to using LVM? > > > If LVM is so unreliable that it's risky to use it for > one's root filesystem (which, in principle can easily be > recovered if needs be), then how much more risky is it to > use LVM for one's most valuables? > > <chortle> > > > > -- > > Cheers > John > > -- spambait > [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Advice > http://webfoot.com/advice/email.top.php > http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555375 > > You cannot reply off-list:-) > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > ------------ For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive > access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
