[mdlug] Linux Desktops For Sale

[Aaron Kulkis]

Jonathan Billings wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 01, 2009 at 04:30:56PM -0400, Aaron Kulkis wrote:
>> That's all great and fine for systems that are backed up
>> on a regular basis (which home systems generally AREN't)
>>
>> But what happens when the LVM config data gets hosed for
>> whatever reason?
>>
>> Partition tables rarely get hosed.
>>
>> I have, unfortunately, had to pick up the pieces of more
>> than one LVM disaster (and these machines were from industry
>> leaders, like Sequent and HP).  Without backup tapes, the
>> whole thing would have been unrecoverable.
>>
>> I would NEVER suggest LVM for *any* user who doesn't do
>> regular backups (at least once per week).
> 
> I realize you've had bad experience with some sort of logical volume
> management.  We've discussed this before on-list.  Linux's LVM has
> really matured.  The LVM config is stored in multiple places in the
> partition.  You make it seem like it could blow up at the slightest
> provocation, which is simply not the case.  
> 

No, I did not say it could "blow up at the slightest provocation."
What i'm just saying that when LVM fails, it's a mess, kind of
like Humpty-Dumpty.