On 06/10/31 14:39 (GMT-0400) James Oakley apparently typed: > On Tuesday 31 October 2006 2:36 pm, Felix Miata wrote:
>> My disks average upwards of 20 partitions each, a number which continues >> to climb. This 24/7 system has two disks, with 43 and 18 partitions. My >> other 24/7 system has 1 disk with 22 partitions. There's simply no way for >> those numbers to be reduced as long as disk sizes keep escalating. > If you need so many partitions, why are you not using LVM? I have no knowledge of any way LVM could do anything but increase complication. My backup strategy is heavily dependent on cloning disks and partitions across 20 machines as much as 8-10 years old having various multiboot mixtures of OS/2, DOS, doz, and Linux. -- "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped." Psalm 28:7 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://mrmazda.no-ip.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
