Does EVMS (Enterprise Volume Management Service) do much in helping with these drives? --- Daniel Pittman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Damon Andrew Keller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > >> Yeah, Linux software RAID or LVM will do it. > >> > >> I would suggest using LVM: create a "logical > volume" that contains all > >> the individual drives, then use that to store > your data. > >> > >> (Though, personally, I would use RAID so that a > single disk failure > >> didn't destroy /all/ the data on all eight > drives.) > > > > That's a good point to. I'm looking to get > ordering two 500gb drives > > configured in a MIRROR form. I don't need speed. > By the time I'm > > done, I should have 5 MIRRORed RAIDs installed. > > > > Ah, tell me this, am I able to use RAID MORRORed > with LVM? I've never > > used RAID so please don't beat me up on this one. > :) > > Yes. You can make any block device a "physical > volume" for LVM, > so you can use a software RAID device happily. > > Also of note: LVM2 supports a "mirror" target which > you may find > interesting if you want to use only one tool to > manage your disk > configuration. > > Regards, > Daniel > -- > Digital Infrastructure Solutions -- making IT > simple, stable and secure > Phone: 0401 155 707 email: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://digital-infrastructure.com.au/ > > > -- > ubuntu-server mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server > More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam > VistA Office is the Public Domain electronic medical record system created by the VA and adapted by the open source community. It is the best EMR / EHR available today. See /en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Health_Information_Systems_and_Technology_Architecture ____________________________________________________________________________________ Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more. http://mobile.yahoo.com/go?refer=1GNXIC -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
