Re: [Xen-users] Multiple lv's for domu

[Bart Coninckx <bart.coninckx@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On 10/26/11 10:05, admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hello,
> I need a word of an advice. I plan to deploy Xen on LVM.
> Is it worth to do for domu's separated logical volumes for /, /usr,
> /home, /var, /tmp and swap when all them will be on the same volume group?
>
> Or should I make only / and swap partitions and don't care about
> anything else?
>
> Multiple lv's could be hard for hypervisor admin to manage, but safer
> for domu OS, right?
>
> Are there any other advantages or disadvantages of multiple lv's for domu?
>
> Best regards
>
> Artur Fejklowicz - IT Specialist
>
>
>
>
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I tend to a have a separate LV for everything that is OS. The data 
portion (be it /home, /data, or whatever you use - this however contains 
data the OS can boot without), I put on a seperate LVM. I do this for 
backup reasons as the OS is quicker restored in case of trouble,
B.

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