sebp;653668 Wrote: > Only talking about LVM here: it's as useful in data centers than it is > on average Joe's computer. > Why would most of the Linux distributions use it, otherwise? > > > Why would it break? > I've started using LVM in 2006 and hadn't a single problem with it > since then. > > > Maybe people also want to store DVD/BR rips or home made high def > videos? > Your 3TB disk won't last long... > > > Listening to music, obviously. > And that's why I've been using LVM for years: I don't need to dismount > my music directory to move its data from a disk to a bigger one. :) > > > > Code: -------------------- > > # vgextend <VG> <newdisk> > # pvmove <olddisk> > # vgreduce <VG> <olddisk> > # pvremove <olddisk> > # lvextend <LV> > # resize2fs <LV> -------------------- > > > Done, and without interrupting the music. ;) > > If you cannot understand LVM is really handy, I can't help.
Lvm is indeed handy ( so is vi, grep, grub... ) but perhaps not a priority for a guy who says he's new to linux. -- reniera ------------------------------------------------------------------------ reniera's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=40705 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=89910 _______________________________________________ unix mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/unix
