Carl Hartung said the following on 05/06/2012 10:28 PM:
Some of that is so wrong as misleading that its not worth discussing.
That you can screw-up something though ignorance and inexperience applies just as much to RAID as LVM ... or anything else for that matter -- there are many examples of that in the software world!
Anton, I'd recommend you actually study the lengthy thread at John's link. Overall, the comments there are quite positive about LVM2 in spite of some specific caveats (see 'pvmove data loss', in particular, plus a decidedly steep(er) learning curve, even for admins.)
I did, and as you quote rightly observe, the COMMENTS are positive. But some of the ARTICLE is wrong and misleading. You point - LVM2 - is also pertinent. Many of the criticisms of LVM therein applied to LVM1. Having tried both, I'd say that some forms of RAID have a steep learning curve as well :-) Once you get beyond a certain level of complexity and criticality, there is a lot of software that is not for beginners. I get that feeling with GIMP, for example. I've got the beginners books but nothing in them is what I actually want to do ... Don't get me started on the options available for GPG .... -- sarchasm (n): The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org