<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there a list of pro's and con's somewhere? >
There may be some list out on the web - but to me there are just a few: Pro: - Extending root can be done without restarting the guest, by adding a volume to the VG and doing an ext2online. Same reason for putting app/data into an LVM.. Con: - Recovery can be trickier if you're used to only have a single root partition. There also seems to be a faction which contends that if you separate your 'growing' directories (/usr, /var, /tmp, etc) then root should not grow or need to be extended. Make those directories LVM's and mount them over the appropriate dir. This can work well and can be done whether you use an LVM for root or not. My point of view is that there is only one reason to put / in an LVM: easier expansion if needed. Some of those calls others have referred to in the middle of the night can happen because root fills up.. and being able to dynamically add space without bringing down Linux can be an easy fix until the cause of the unexpected file writing can be determined. Scott Rohling ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
