On Fri, 2006-08-18 at 10:06 -0300, Nicholas Anderson wrote:
Rajeev R Veedu wrote:
Hi,
Is it possible to create one raid volume of 3.3 TB (9550SX-8lp X WD5000YS – 8nos) and create a file system with ext3? (CentOs4.3 64bit)
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you should try creating an LVM instead of creating a partition .... with LVM you dont need to create a partition ... you can use the whole device ....
You don't need LVM either. You can use the whole raw disk. *BUT*, using LVM has some advantages, like being able to extend the volume group with new/other disks as needed.
Unless there is some *severe* performance concerns related to LVM, I would go with that too, as Nicholas suggests.
Just wanted you to know that you had the option of no partition and no lvm.
BTW, if it is a bootable unit, you will probably want at lease one small partition or will need LVM. Raw partition will not suffice.
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HTH