Felix Miata said the following on 12/03/2011 12:00 PM:
To be sure, LVM solves some problems that should lead to less frequency of need for help with it, but for a thread like this involving a n00b who has no apparent LVM exposure, those competent and willing to provide the exposure seem to be in short supply.
I came to LVM on Linux after a long wait, having used the JFS on AIX previously. I was disappointed in the support available on most platforms but was delighted to find Heinz Mauelshagen's implementation in Suse 6.3 and Michael Hasenteins marvellous documentation on the principles, using the command line and using YAST back in 2001. I had to wait for 7.1 for snapshots Michael has his own web site now and the original paper from 2001 is there: http://hasenstein.com/lvm_whitepaper.pdf The point here is 1) LVM is not new, neither in concept nor implementation 2) Its been in openSuse a LONG time It is also very well documented on the 'Net -- The chief forms of beauty are order and symmetry and definiteness, which the mathematical sciences demonstrate in a special degree. - Aristotle (384-322 B.C.), Metaphysics -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org