On 3/10/11 6:42 AM, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> i'm fascinated that you use mirroring RAID as a matter of course,
> but consider LVM to be an advanced topic.
>    
I too find this interesting. One of the things I love about SA is if you 
ask one question of three SAs you'll get nine answers no two of which 
are alike. :)

I view LVM on the same level as basic system security. If you grok the 
core workings of security, then LVM's not too difficult for you.

Let me say up front, I don't question Mr Serkez business choices, he 
knows better than I in that regard.

Regarding LVM in general, in *my* opinion, if the system's running 
hardware RAID controllers, LVM is a good thing to use to allow the 
flexibility of moving partitions around and changing sizes dynamically. 
It's one more thing that makes our lives easier.

Again, *my* opinion.

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