creating LVM partitions

[Thomas.vonSteiger at swisscom.com]

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From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rick Stevens
Sent: Thursday, June 11, 2009 6:32 PM
To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
Subject: Re: creating LVM partitions

Waldher, Travis R wrote:
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: redhat-install-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:redhat-install- 
>> list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Rick Stevens
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2009 9:58 AM
>> To: Getting started with Red Hat Linux
>> Subject: Re: creating LVM partitions
>>
>> Thomas.vonSteiger at swisscom.com wrote:
>>>  Have a look here:
>>>
>>> http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-
>> US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/Installation_Guide/s1-
>> diskpartitioning-x86.html
>>> After create lvm partition you need to goto lvm and create vg and
>> lv's.
>>
>> One might add that once you create the VG (volume group), you'll 
>> create LVs (logical volumes) inside that volume group.  You can think 
>> of LVs as the LVM equivalents of partitions.
>>
>> To be honest, I really don't see a huge benefit of using multiple LVs 
>> except for backup purposes.  When you use LVM, you can always expand 
>> the volume group by adding a new PV (physical volume or disk) to the 
>> group and then expanding the LV onto that new PV.  However, it's your 
>> system, do what you will.
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> 
> I create multiple LVs, such as:
> 
> /var
> /var/adm
> /tmp
> /usr
> /
> /home
> 

we have also /var/log and /var/log/audit
If the log fs is full for auditd the system is unusable.


Thomas