[olug] To RAID or not to RAID

[Hurley, Rod]

IMHO I would use both.  LVM over a RAID(s) gives you more flexibility.  You could reassign capacity between volumes, add or remove physical volumes from a volume group, etc.  

-----Original Message-----
From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of Christopher R. White
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2014 9:31 AM
To: Omaha Linux User Group
Subject: [olug] To RAID or not to RAID

Hey Guys, Chris from GI here


I am in the process of building a new home server.  I've finished collecting all the parts and am at the put it all together stage.  This will be an all-in-one home server to hold my media, photos, PC backups, etc.  i want to make sure I have data redundancy factored in before I move ahead.  In the past, I've always used software RAID but I'm looking at LVM as an alternative.  I currently have 2 drives but the thought of adding more is always in the back of my mind (hence the idea for LVM).  What is your experience with LVM?  Pros, Cons, something I'm not considering?!

Thanks in advance,
Chris
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