Hi,
>> > Doesn't RAID get wrapped in LVM, much like disk partitions get wrapped in
>> > RAID?
>> >
>> > If that is not the case, would you detail the steps I should follow in
>> > anaconda (FC14, x86_64) to create a root (RAID5), /boot (RAID1), and
>> > /home (RAID5) partitions on four disks with
Hi,
>> Doesn't RAID get wrapped in LVM, much like disk partitions get wrapped in
>> RAID?
>>
>> If that is not the case, would you detail the steps I should follow in
>> anaconda (FC14, x86_64) to create a root (RAID5), /boot (RAID1), and
>> /home (RAID5) partitions on four disks with LVM?
>
> ki
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 8:35 PM, Alex wrote:
>
>>> IIRC, the original question had to do with a new install of F14, in
>>> which case Anaconda is probably the tool the OP is expecting to use. I
>>
>> Yes, absolutely - there are also other benefits to sticking with what
>> anaconda
>> can directly
On Thu, 2011-01-06 at 13:19 +0200, Marius Vaitiekunas wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I suggest You to try it command line. I have done it myself, for me it is
> easier.
(1) Please don't top post.
(2) Command line is possible, but I don't find it easier. It kind of
goes against the principle we've been follow
Hi,
I suggest You to try it command line. I have done it myself, for me it is
easier.
On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 3:35 AM, Alex wrote:
> Hi,
>
> >> IIRC, the original question had to do with a new install of F14, in
> >> which case Anaconda is probably the tool the OP is expecting to use. I
> >
> >
Hi,
>> IIRC, the original question had to do with a new install of F14, in
>> which case Anaconda is probably the tool the OP is expecting to use. I
>
> Yes, absolutely - there are also other benefits to sticking with what anaconda
> can directly configure, e.g. the ability to script the entire s
On 01/05/2011 02:58 PM, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
>> I've seldom actually used this in practice as it's typically more fiddly than
>> the non-partitioned equivalent but there are situations where it can be
>> useful
>> (generally when I need to simulate some external storage that "must" be
>> partit
On Wed, 2011-01-05 at 14:28 +, Bryn M. Reeves wrote:
> On 01/05/2011 01:21 PM, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> > I don't think so. For Anaconda (the installer), a software RAID device
> > is a collection of partitions, one per disk. You can't create the RAID
> > device unless you already have part
On 01/05/2011 01:21 PM, Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> I don't think so. For Anaconda (the installer), a software RAID device
> is a collection of partitions, one per disk. You can't create the RAID
> device unless you already have partitions on the disks designated as
> RAID.
In the context of a set
On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 22:09 -0500, Alex wrote:
> Hi,
>
> >> raid cannot be partitioned. lvm _is_ partitioning.
> >
> > That's somewhat misleading, I think. As I interpret what I do to create
> > software RAIDs with Fedora:
> >
> > 1. Partitioning is something that you do to a raw disk.
>
>
Alex gmail.com> writes:
> ...
> So on a system where there will never be any disks added or partitions
> resized, is the extra complexity (abstraction) worthwhile?
> ...
LVM is a form of storage virtualization.
Pros and cons of it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storage_virtualization
Another s
Hi,
>> raid cannot be partitioned. lvm _is_ partitioning.
>
> That's somewhat misleading, I think. As I interpret what I do to create
> software RAIDs with Fedora:
>
> 1. Partitioning is something that you do to a raw disk.
Or a RAID array when setting up LVM on top of it, correct?
>
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> On 01/04/2011 02:34 AM, Alex wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm trying to install FC14 x86_64 on a quad-core AMD box with 4 1TB
> > SATA disks, and have some questions about partitioning.
> >
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Alex wrote:
>> As for LVM it sits on top of all the physical volumes(that the kernel
>> sees, /dev/sdX or in short the whatever you can list with fdisk -l).
>> So the decision to use LVM is solely dependent on how flexible you
>> want your disk partitioning setup to
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On 01/04/2011 02:34 AM, Alex wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install FC14 x86_64 on a quad-core AMD box with 4 1TB
> SATA disks, and have some questions about partitioning.
>
> I'd like to create a RAID5 array with no spares, using all four disks.
> T
Hi,
>> Maybe I explained myself incorrectly. I'm interested in a hardware
>> RAID controller, but would like to use software RAID5, and wondered if
>> it was necessary (or beneficial) to use LVM in conjunction with it?
>
> I am not sure what you mean by this statement. What is the point of
> havin
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 1:02 PM, Alex wrote:
>> If you're looking for a way to have a 3TB RAID5 PV array at power on, I
>> think the only way to do it is with a hardware RAID controller, such as
>
> Maybe I explained myself incorrectly. I'm interested in a hardware
> RAID controller, but would like
On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 13:34 -0500, Alex wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install FC14 x86_64 on a quad-core AMD box with 4 1TB
> SATA disks, and have some questions about partitioning.
>
> I'd like to create a RAID5 array with no spares, using all four disks.
> There isn't room in the chassis for
Hi,
>> I'd like to create a RAID5 array with no spares, using all four disks.
>> There isn't room in the chassis for more disks, and they will never be
>> replaced with larger ones. Should I even worry about LVM?
...
> If you're looking for a way to have a 3TB RAID5 PV array at power on, I
> think
On Mon, 2011-01-03 at 13:34 -0500, Alex wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install FC14 x86_64 on a quad-core AMD box with 4 1TB
> SATA disks, and have some questions about partitioning.
>
> I'd like to create a RAID5 array with no spares, using all four disks.
> There isn't room in the chassis for m
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