Rich Smrcina wrote: > It is certainly safe to use model 9's for Linux minidisks. What you may > want to consider is to split the minidisk up using LVM into separate > filesystems for /var, /tmp and /usr (or some variation). Theres recent > info on this in redbooks and redpiece and discussion in the archive. >
When using LVM2 you have the option to "stripe" the Logical Volume (LV), which contains the filesystem, across a number of physical volumes (PV) or DASD in "stipesize" chunks. This could offset any I/O queuing problems you may be concerned about with larger models of DASD, depending on the type and frequency of data accessed. mark ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
