Re: [qmailtoaster] Advantage/Disadvantage ...??

2009-09-25 Thread Richard Vinke
I don't use LVM. I have two disks, one for the system install, and one for the /var and /home dir. Advantage: I can install a new operating system, without loosing data. I have a private server on CentOS (qmail, http, foswiki, samba, download progs). For a production server this can be

Re: [qmailtoaster] Advantage/Disadvantage ...??

2009-09-25 Thread Jake Vickers
Patrick Ring wrote: I'm loading up a fresh QmailToaster (to be used as a cache/backup) and usually I've always been under the assumption that it is best to do away with the LVM groups and format the partitions direct to the drive. Is there an advantage to using LVM vs not using LVM for

Re: [qmailtoaster] Advantage/Disadvantage ...??

2009-09-25 Thread Jake Vickers
Patrick Ring wrote: So far between the couple of answer I've got here, and the research I had been doing. The concensus is about the same. ...It seems people who have been around Linux for a while prefer the straight partitioning methods. I would personally think that LVM would put a slight

RE: [qmailtoaster] Advantage/Disadvantage ...??

2009-09-25 Thread Patrick Ring
] Sent: 2009-09-25 07:38 To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] Advantage/Disadvantage ...?? Patrick Ring wrote: So far between the couple of answer I've got here, and the research I had been doing. The concensus is about the same. ...It seems people who

Re: [qmailtoaster] Advantage/Disadvantage ...??

2009-09-25 Thread Aleksander Podsiadly
W dniu 24.09.2009 22:45, Patrick Ring pisze: I'm loading up a fresh QmailToaster (to be used as a cache/backup) and usually I've always been under the assumption that it is best to do away with the LVM groups and format the partitions direct to the drive. Is there an advantage to using LVM

Re: [qmailtoaster] Advantage/Disadvantage ...??

2009-09-25 Thread Jake Vickers
Patrick Ring wrote: OT - I get a ironic chuckle out of the people that NEED the 100Mb wireless routers because their Internet is slow on their cable modem (5Mb down). I've heard this too! :-P But, I guess in perspective, you're right about the performance versus bandwidth. I guess I was

RE: [qmailtoaster] Advantage/Disadvantage ...??

2009-09-25 Thread Patrick Ring
, platform configs start to matter. I really appreciate this insight. Thanks, Pat. From: Aleksander Podsiadly [mailto:a...@westside.kielce.pl] Sent: 2009-09-25 07:56 To: qmailtoaster-list@qmailtoaster.com Subject: Re: [qmailtoaster] Advantage/Disadvantage ...?? W

Re: [qmailtoaster] Advantage/Disadvantage ...??

2009-09-25 Thread Eric Shubert
Aleksander Podsiadly wrote: W dniu 24.09.2009 22:45, Patrick Ring pisze: I'm loading up a fresh QmailToaster (to be used as a cache/backup) and usually I've always been under the assumption that it is best to do away with the LVM groups and format the partitions direct to the drive. Is

[qmailtoaster] Advantage/Disadvantage ...??

2009-09-24 Thread Patrick Ring
I'm loading up a fresh QmailToaster (to be used as a cache/backup) and usually I've always been under the assumption that it is best to do away with the LVM groups and format the partitions direct to the drive. Is there an advantage to using LVM vs not using LVM for QmailToaster? I know this