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Re: [TCLUG:22757] Raid and other storage stories



> Too bad there's nothing like the Veritas Volume manager for Linux.  You can
> do all sorts of RAID reconfiguations, all with the system still up and
> processing data.  We have 2 Sun A5100 fiber channel storage arrays with 14
> disks each, and I was reconfiguring them a whole bunch of different ways to
> figure out what had the best performance.  The whole time, the database on
> it was still up and processing data, although slowly sometimes.

take a look at the Logical Volume Manager for Linux
http://linux.msede.com/lvm/

Heinz Mauelshagen was here in MN, giving a presentation at the U, earlier
this year. Very interesting stuff; tho I admit most of it flew way over my
head at the time. :)

Carl Soderstrom
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Network Engineer
Real-Time Enterprises
(952) 943-8700