[gentoo-user] Re: LVM : pros cons

2007-10-09 Thread Remy Blank
Neil Bothwick wrote: It' one of those things[1] that you put off using because it looks complicated. then you get round to trying it and wish you'd done so much earlier. [1] Screen falls into this category too. I can confirm about screen, I use it everywhere now. But I've yet to try LVM (I

[gentoo-user] Re: LVM : pros cons

2007-10-08 Thread Alexander Skwar
Alan McKinnon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Extra benefits of LVM: You won't need this right now for your simple desktop with one drive, but it's good to know what else LVM can do: Snapshots. Well, I disagree. This feature is also very useful on a single drive setup. Reason why: Backup. You can

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: LVM : pros cons

2007-10-08 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Monday 08 October 2007, Alexander Skwar wrote: Alan McKinnon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Extra benefits of LVM: You won't need this right now for your simple desktop with one drive, but it's good to know what else LVM can do: Snapshots. Well, I disagree. This feature is also very

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: LVM : pros cons

2007-10-08 Thread Philip Webb
071008 Alan McKinnon wrote: This question Is LVM a good idea? keeps cropping up on mailing lists. I find this a bit strange as I find huge benefits and have yet to find a valid downside for general use. If you haven't used it, it looks like a questionable extra complexity, which could bite

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: LVM : pros cons

2007-10-08 Thread Neil Bothwick
Hello Philip Webb, If you haven't used it, it looks like a questionable extra complexity, which could bite your fingers unexpectedly for little real gain. It' one of those things[1] that you put off using because it looks complicated. then you get round to trying it and wish you'd done so much

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: LVM : pros cons

2007-10-08 Thread Dale
Philip Webb wrote: 071008 Alan McKinnon wrote: This question Is LVM a good idea? keeps cropping up on mailing lists. I find this a bit strange as I find huge benefits and have yet to find a valid downside for general use. If you haven't used it, it looks like a questionable extra

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: LVM : pros cons

2007-10-08 Thread Jim Burwell
Dale wrote: Philip Webb wrote: 071008 Alan McKinnon wrote: This question Is LVM a good idea? keeps cropping up on mailing lists. I find this a bit strange as I find huge benefits and have yet to find a valid downside for general use. If you haven't used it, it looks like a

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: LVM : pros cons

2007-10-08 Thread Dale
Jim Burwell wrote: Dale wrote: Philip Webb wrote: 071008 Alan McKinnon wrote: This question Is LVM a good idea? keeps cropping up on mailing lists. I find this a bit strange as I find huge benefits and have yet to find a valid downside for general use.