20 May
2018
20 May
'18
2:49 a.m.
On 20/05/18 12:29, Rick Moen via luv-main wrote:
_Or_, setting up mdadm for Linux software RAID, but then declining to also set up LVM volume management, would be a second choice.
LVM adds significant complexity to a system in the form of an abstraction layer for addressing covered mass storage devices -- which additional complexity is good if you appreciate its advantages more than you dis-appreciate the (considerable) additional system complexity.
Yes, don't set up LVM unless you actually need it. I used to use it on my desktop workstation, but I haven't bothered for quite a few years now as it didn't really add much value. Cheers, Andrew