Re: Debian+LVM+RAID

[linuksos <linuksos@gmail.com>]

Hi,

here are some LVM basics to get you started..

http://www.linuxconfig.org/Linux_lvm_-_Logical_Volume_Manager

lubos

On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 5:31 PM, Serge van
Ginderachter<serge@vanginderachter.be> wrote:
> 2009/7/9 Alex Samad <alex@samad.com.au>:
>
>>> Creating a swap partition on a software RAID device isn't ideal. It is
>>> better to create a swap partition on each of the physical devices and
>>> give them the same priority (in /etc/fstab). That's only one example,
>>> you could also use a disk that isn't part of the RAID and have only
>>> one swap partition ...
>>
>> what happens if there is something important swapped out and that drive
>> dies ?  I could understand not wanting to put it on lvm and then raid1.
>
> I agree with that. One generally uses RAID to keep a host running when
> a disk failure occurs. If swap is not mirrored, processes wil crash,
> or worst case the box might crash.
>
> If performance is an issue, then you'd better go hardware raid.
>
> Unless someone knows of another strong reason not to put swap on raid?
>
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