Re: [CentOS] to lvm or not to lvm - why/when to use lvm

2013-09-27 Thread Kwan Lowe
On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Antonio da Silva Martins Junior asmart...@uem.br wrote: Well, I think this is one of the big examples of what we can do with LVM: http://www.greyoak.com/lvmdrive.html This is one of the top reasons that I use LVM on my home builds. I generally build with an SSD

Re: [CentOS] to lvm or not to lvm - why/when to use lvm

2013-09-27 Thread Blake Hudson
Antonio da Silva Martins Junior wrote the following on 9/26/2013 3:28 PM: Well, I think this is one of the big examples of what we can do with LVM: http://www.greyoak.com/lvmdrive.html This seems like a great example of how LVM complicates the process of moving to a new disk. Without LVM,

Re: [CentOS] to lvm or not to lvm - why/when to use lvm

2013-09-27 Thread James A. Peltier
- Original Message - | | Antonio da Silva Martins Junior wrote the following on 9/26/2013 3:28 | PM: | Well, I think this is one of the big examples of what we can do | with | LVM: http://www.greyoak.com/lvmdrive.html | | This seems like a great example of how LVM complicates the

Re: [CentOS] to lvm or not to lvm - why/when to use lvm

2013-09-27 Thread Phil Gardner
On 09/27/2013 11:25 AM, Kwan Lowe wrote: On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Antonio da Silva Martins Junior asmart...@uem.br wrote: Well, I think this is one of the big examples of what we can do with LVM: http://www.greyoak.com/lvmdrive.html This is one of the top reasons that I use LVM on my

Re: [CentOS] to lvm or not to lvm - why/when to use lvm

2013-09-27 Thread James A. Peltier
- Original Message - | On 09/27/2013 11:25 AM, Kwan Lowe wrote: | On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 4:28 PM, Antonio da Silva Martins Junior | asmart...@uem.br wrote: | Well, I think this is one of the big examples of what | we can do with LVM: http://www.greyoak.com/lvmdrive.html | | This is

Re: [CentOS] to lvm or not to lvm - why/when to use lvm

2013-09-27 Thread John R Pierce
On 9/27/2013 9:39 AM, Phil Gardner wrote: So we can generally say that LVM offers no real drawbacks in terms of flexibility, but it seems like we are mostly talking about homebrew setups. What about in a high iops situation? Is there any evidence/testing out there that might show that there

[CentOS] to lvm or not to lvm - why/when to use lvm

2013-09-26 Thread Götz Reinicke - IT Koordinator
Hi, I was wondering, why/when it is useful or when should I avoid to use LVM. I think the big advantage of LVMing is if you modify (rezising, ...) disk and filesystem layouts a lot. Are there any real pros or cons for following situations regarding e.g. management and speed? e.g.: I do have a

Re: [CentOS] to lvm or not to lvm - why/when to use lvm

2013-09-26 Thread James A. Peltier
- Original Message - | Hi, | | I was wondering, why/when it is useful or when should I avoid to use | LVM. | | I think the big advantage of LVMing is if you modify (rezising, ...) | disk and filesystem layouts a lot. | | Are there any real pros or cons for following situations regarding

Re: [CentOS] to lvm or not to lvm - why/when to use lvm

2013-09-26 Thread James A. Peltier
- Original Message - | - Original Message - | | Hi, | | | | I was wondering, why/when it is useful or when should I avoid to | | use | | LVM. | | | | I think the big advantage of LVMing is if you modify (rezising, | | ...) | | disk and filesystem layouts a lot. | | | | Are there

Re: [CentOS] to lvm or not to lvm - why/when to use lvm

2013-09-26 Thread Rob Kampen
On 09/26/2013 09:35 PM, James A. Peltier wrote: - Original Message - | - Original Message - | | Hi, | | | | I was wondering, why/when it is useful or when should I avoid to | | use | | LVM. | | | | I think the big advantage of LVMing is if you modify (rezising, | | ...) | | disk

Re: [CentOS] to lvm or not to lvm - why/when to use lvm

2013-09-26 Thread Antonio da Silva Martins Junior
- Rob Kampen rkam...@kampensonline.com escreveu: De: Rob Kampen rkam...@kampensonline.com Para: CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org Enviadas: Quinta-feira, 26 de Setembro de 2013 17:11:06 (GMT-0300) Auto-Detected Assunto: Re: [CentOS] to lvm or not to lvm - why/when to use lvm

Re: [CentOS] to lvm or not to lvm - why/when to use lvm

2013-09-26 Thread James A. Peltier
- Original Message - | | On 09/26/2013 09:35 PM, James A. Peltier wrote: | - Original Message - | | - Original Message - | | | Hi, | | | | | | I was wondering, why/when it is useful or when should I avoid | | | to | | | use | | | LVM. | | | | | | I think the big