Koozali.org: home of the SME Server

Legacy Forums => Experienced User Forum => Topic started by: Jesper Knudsen on September 18, 2002, 12:21:29 AM

Title: Span /home over several disks
Post by: Jesper Knudsen on September 18, 2002, 12:21:29 AM

I have found several Howto's that explain how to add a second disk to my system. What I would like to avoid is to specify which f.ex iBays that should on which physical drive. Can't I span /home over several physical disks ?

I hope anyone can help here.

Thanks,
Jesper

Title: Re: Span /home over several disks
Post by: Nathan Fowler on January 11, 2003, 04:29:32 AM

Research on /etc/fstab or /sbin/mount would be very useful ;)

Title: Re: Span /home over several disks
Post by: Jesper Knudsen on January 12, 2003, 12:46:25 PM

That I also did but I only came up with a static solution where I allocated one disk for users and another for Ibays. What I really would like was to just add another disk and let the server dynamically span over the new. I didnt find that. Any good suggestions ?

Thanks,
Jesper

Title: Re: Span /home over several disks
Post by: Steve on January 12, 2003, 06:38:05 PM

LVM but SME doesnt have it

Title: Re: Span /home over several disks
Post by: Jeff Peters on November 01, 2003, 06:06:27 PM

LVM (logical volume management)  will do the task you are looking for.

The LVM will create a virtual partition over multiple disks or directories.

You will need to install the lvm RPM for the correct redhat version of you SME box.

search rpmfind.net for the necessary files and any search engine for a LVM howto.

Title: Re: Span /home over several disks
Post by: Jesper Knudsen on November 02, 2003, 06:59:32 PM

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for your suggestion. I noticed that you raised the question earlier in this forum yourself. Did you succeed on 6.0?

http://e-smith.org/bboard/read.php?v=t&f=1&i=33308&t=33308

Rgds,
Jesper