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Re: switching / to lvm



On 1/26/06, Mike McCarty <mike.mccarty@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> You can play with things as you like, but I wouldn't do it.
> I had problems with LVM and got rid of it. Over on Fedora,
> I've only seen one say "I'm glad I used LVM", but on a regular
> basis someone gets bitten.

Agreed. I haven't used LVM, but if you're having problems with a flaky
drive, adding another layer of complexity (LVM, software RAID, etc)
won't usually end up helping.

What will more likely help is a "transparent" layer, such as a
hardware RAID card.



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