CentOS and LVM partitions

[Rudolfo Munguia]

I can see your point when using fdisk -l to troubleshoot issues. Typically
though, I haven't  had to go past the /boot partition when diagnosing these
types of issues.

As for the question regarding the tools for LVM, check tldp.org, there is a
very concise write up with multiple FAQ's linked.

LVM is an important step towards insuring the resiliency of a Linux
installation. And it allows for nearly unlimited growth of the underlying
Filesystems. It is also incredibly handy when dealing with Cluster
Filesystems. It has been available for several years, and it will not be
going away simply because it presents more benefits than problems.

On 9/21/07, Craig White <craig at tobyhouse.com> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 2007-09-21 at 11:44 -0700, der.hans wrote:
> > moin moin,
> >
> > CentOS is wanting to install the /boot partition on a primary partition
> > and the rest of the partitions on an LVM partition.
> >
> > fdisk -l then only lists two partitions. One needs to know to put
> > subsequent boot partitions as primary or extended rather than LVM.
> >
> > It also becomes not so easy to debug partition issues because you can't
> > see them through normal mechanisms.
> >
> > Anybody have an opinion on using LVM partitions? The greatest thing
> since
> > USB to SATA adapters? Some badly done sci fi horror? It's the future, so
> > just get used to it?
> >
> ----
> All Red Hat based installers for quite some time (3 or 4 years IIRC)
> will default to using LVM for everything but the /boot partition. If you
> want to go without LVM, you can choose to manually configure partitions
> in the anaconda installer (and not do LVM) if that makes you feel
> better.
>
> I don't recall ever creating another /boot partition nor ever having a
> reason to do so. What I am I missing from your question?
>
> --
> Craig White <craig at tobyhouse.com>
>
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