Kevin O'Gorman wrote: > I do want to insulate the one drive from any failures on the other three. > That data is not at all temporary, but it is backed up regularly. I want > to limit it's failure profile. Using mdadm RAID? Or LVM raid? I have personally only used mdadm raid and not lvm raid. > I'm a bit daunted by the size of /etc/lvm/lvm.conf, and wonder if > the defaults are going to work for me. The defaults should be fine for most people. I recommend avoiding looking at the file again and then it won't trouble you. :-) > I'm about to start a backup of the existing system. It will take a while. > I wonder if anyone has wisdom they'd like to share. Use the defaults. They will be fine. Just do it. I am very happy to read that you are backing up first. That is an important safety net. Bob
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