J.A. de Vries wrote:
I have had not issues using LVM with root on it. You'll save yourself alot of headache by putting a regular,small /boot partition at the beginning of the drive, then using the rest for LVM if you're so inclined.Hi list, I was considering to use LVM on my brand new box now that is working. I have never used it before, but want to learn about it. (How's that for a reason? }:-) Before I start this little endeavor I'd like to ask if anyone knows of any caveats of using LVM[12] on debian-amd64. Also what are the feelings on the list of adding root to LVM? This is not a critical box in any way, but as it is supposed to be a server stability is of some concern. Grx HdV
I'd like to get others opinions on filesystems on LVM - I've been using XFS which lets you grow the filesystem online. What are others' experiences with various filesystems. Reiser and I believe ext3 are growable and shrinkable, but only offline. Any other points to consider?
Joel Johnson