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Re: lvm vs traditional partitioning



On Fri, Dec 22, 2006 at 05:09:56PM -0500, Kamaraju Kusumanchi wrote:
> I heard lvm can be used to have partitions whose sizes can be changed over 
> time in non-destructive way as far as the data is concerned.
> 
> 1) Does anyone use this or is it still in an experimental state?
> 
Most definitely not experimental.  I use it on all of my own machines
and have it deployed on mission critical servers at work.

> 2) Are there any good websites which compare lvm against traditional 
> partitioning? Like what are the advantages, disadvantages of each etc.,
> 
Read the LVM HOWTO.  It is a bit dated but gives a good feel for the
capabilities and limitations.

> 3) Are there any new ways to have flexible partitions in one hard drive other 
> than lvm?
> 
EVMS?

Regards,

-Roberto

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Roberto C. Sanchez
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