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#1 2010-09-16 14:01:06

brittanderson
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Registered: 2010-09-16
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using LVCREATE ?what size

I followed the instructions on "Installing with Software RAID or LVM" to create  a system where there are two hard drives and one is a mirror of the other.  Everything went  fine, but I was hoping someone would clarify the line

 # lvcreate --size 50G --name root array

Why not 40G, why not all free space?
What are the considerations here?

And if all I want is to back-up one hard drive to another to protect against physical failure, should I really concern myself with this?

Thank you, Britt

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#2 2010-09-17 18:22:34

timm
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Re: using LVCREATE ?what size

If all you need is a mirror, you don't need (and probably don't want) lvm.

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#3 2010-09-18 13:16:40

Mr.Elendig
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Re: using LVCREATE ?what size

Personally, I would go for 20GB for /, and the rest for /home, asuming this is a normal desktop setup. (and a /boot outside of the lvm2)

Though, with lvm2, if you use a filesystem that can be resized freely, it doesn't really matter, since you can change your partion scheme at any time, in any way you like.

Last edited by Mr.Elendig (2010-09-18 13:18:09)


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