Re: Informix Online DS on HP9000 with LVM?

In article <wrzqdvvfs8.fsf@tglobe1.tollpost.no> ogj@tglobe1.tollpost.no ('yvind Gjerstad) writes: >From: ogj@tglobe1.tollpost.no ('yvind Gjerstad) >Subject: Informix Online DS on HP9000 with LVM? >Date: 17 Nov 1995 08:52:55 +0100 >Earlier this year there was some discussion in comp.databases.informix >on whether one should use Informix's own mirroring or use the >mirroring provided with LVM and mirror/UX on HP9000 series 800 >(and in the 700 series with HP-UX 10.0). >I realize that the answer for the last questions depends on a lot of >things, but whether or not to use LVM at all must be a nobrainer? :-) As I understand it, based on my recollections of a presentation earlier in the year, HP are going to make things harder and harder not to use LVM. I can't remember the exact schedule but I believe they will stop shipping /etc/disktab with HP-UX (although the kernel will still understand it if you provide your own copy) so that as new disk models come along you will need to work out your own partitioning entries if you wish to set up raw disks. Subsequently I believe it may become compulsory to use LVM. Ian