[SPAM?] Re: [sclug] hot drives

[Keith Edmunds]

> The major advantage of LVM is dynamic (re)allocation of space for logical
> volumes.

Yes, I know what LVM /does/, but I don't consider the complexity at a
critical part of the system to be worth the payback. YMMV, of course.

> Given how large modern discs are, an allocation error at install
> time by the administrator of, say 10%, can represent a significant amount of
> wasted space that would be useful if allocated to a different filesystem.

Yes and no. I typically allocate 5Gb for everything except /tmp, /var
and /home (and swap of course). Also typically, that sits at about 40%
full. You could argue that I've "wasted" 3Gb of space, but having 3Gb
spare is no bad thing and, these days, 3Gb wasted on a modern HDD is
frankly insignificant.

It does depend on what one wants to achieve. Some may want a system that
they can tweak to get the very last bit of performance, disk space, etc.
That's valid, and LVM may well be appropriate there. My aim is to
produce a system that requires absolutely minimal management.