LVM Question

[Arden B. Norder]

Hi Mark,

I use LVM regularly on "mega servers" in much the same way that RedHat is
talking about. I do it in this way because it makes my life alot easier foar
adding space or moving space from one machin to another.

Gotta like it.

Greetings from Holland!!! ;)

Arden

On Dec 19, 2005 05:33 PM, Mark McCulligh <mmcculli at visualtech.ca> wrote:

> Hi Group,
> 
> I am building a server using Software Raid and plan to setup LVM 
> (Logical Volume Manager) on the Raid and have a question.  I was reading 
> the Red Hat  manual on LVM and in their example they created a Volume 
> Group with Logical Volumes swap, /home and / .   Why would you what to 
> create the /home mount point?  Would not it be better just to have the 
> swap and / ? Then /home, /usr. /var, etc.. would share the / storage 
> space. 
> 
> Just wondering why would you use LVM, then fix the size of your /home?
> 
> Thanks,
> Mark.
> 
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