Re: HP9000+LVM+Online

> > > There is no problem using LVM with Informix, either raw or cooked. As > > you can see from previous posts, it is in use and it has been tested > > extensively. As always, depending on your specific configuration ( > > including > > kernel, LVM, and Informix configuration) the performance characteristic > > will vary. > The thing that bothers me most about LVM is that SAM doesn't seem to *know* that Informix is using the raw partitions. Thus it offers them up as available for file system creation. I fear that I may accidentally create a file system in one of these partitions. Thus I manually maintain maps and keep them handy. I _do_ like the fact that LVM allows me to arbitrarily section up my non-HP drives. I have not (yet) needed to extend a volume from one drive to another. -- Dan Madvig e-mail: d-madvig@bethel.edu Bethel College & Seminary phone: (612) 638-6414 3900 Bethel Drive fax: (612) 638-6001 St. Paul, MN 55112 " , ." - Marcel Marceau