>>> On 3/14/2013 at 02:45 PM, Rick Troth <r...@casita.net> wrote: -snip- > Specially sized minidisks are not the only option. Think LVM. > If you're trying to get free from the battle of wasted space versus > wasted time and effort, logical volumes work really well. Nothing > else in Linux land comes close.
If you want to avoid having your root file system on an LV, then partitioning is necessary. And I avoid that like the plague. > If you're running on VM, you can and should consider using the CP > Directory to present specially sized minidisks. That is, VM becomes > your logical volume manager. You have *options*. You have > flexibility way beyond what CDL offers and without the funky special > first track. And this takes more time and effort to manage, even with a directory manager, hence my comment about saving people time. And, like it or not, LDL has a "funky special first track" too. > If your shop is better served by giving Linux guests large chunks (or > if you're doing LPAR where "large chunks" of DASD are the rule), feed > said large chunks to LVM and let LVM slice and dice ... and season to > taste. See above. Root file system on an LV is anathema to me and the other people that have been burned by it. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
