On Thursday 07 April 2011 07:49:55 Dale wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Thu, 07 Apr 2011 06:28:40 -0500, Dale wrote: > >>>> I want to do it this way because I don't trust LVM enough to put > >>>> my > >>>> OS on. Just my personal opinion on LVM. > >>> > >>> This doesn't make sense. Your OS can be reinstalled in an hour or > >>> two, > >>> your photos etc. are irreplaceable. > >> > >> It does to me. I want to keep things so that if there is a problem, I > >> know how to fix it or can at least get to a point that I can get help > >> on it. If LVM fails and I can't boot, then I loose everything on LVM > >> because I would have to reinstall from scratch. If it fails just on > >> my > >> data stuff, I can get help and fix it because I can still boot up and > >> get to my email program. > > > > We have these things called live CDs and webmail :P > > > > Bear in mind that LVM has been around for years. It is proven and > > reliable. Once setup, you don't have to touch it, so you can't break > > it. The least trustworthy part of your system remains the user. > > Since I have no experience with LVM, that is the part I am worried > about. If I knew everything you, Alan, Joost and others knew, I'd just > install everything on it and hope for the best. I'm concerned that if > something did go wrong and I couldn't get help, I'd loose everything. I > don't have any way to back up this much data. I hate webmail. I guess > I could but that would just get on my nerves something bad.
GMails webmail isn't too bad, tbh :) I agree though, it's difficult to back up all the data and I have actually decided to only back-up a subset of what I have on the server. It also helps to have more then 1 system when something does go wrong. Even a small laptop (netbook-style) that can connect is of great help. I don't think I know everything, but I do tend to be lucky enough to be able to find the info I need online. Then again, internet usage is a bit more widespread where I live. > Why is it that whenever I think I have found a good drive that is in the > 1 to 2Tb range, it has awful reviews? Things like DOA, died after a few > hours, days or weeks of use. This has me concerned. I have yet to have > a drive go bad but are they making crap nowadays or what? Short answer: yes :) Long answer: the drives are getting a higher density the whole time which makes them more difficult to produce. Also, companies have found it's cheaper to offer free warranty-replacements then make more reliable drives in the first place. Never mind most people only have the computer running for a few hours a day. Not like some of us who have them running 24/7 :) I currently use WD's Green drives in my server and they do tend to be reliable as long as they can be kept decently cooled. -- Joost
