On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 5:59 PM, Chris Murphy <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Actually, another option is to put the legacy OS into a VM where it > can then inherit some of the features of Linux, including LVM support. > Then you can LVM this external drive instead of partitioning it, and > then make an LV (or two or three or whatever) to use as backing for > the VM, and then those VMs will see each LV as a drive, which you can > partition and format with that legacy OS's tools however you want. Or > use qcow2. Lots of options. Plus as a legacy OS, it's reasonable to assume it has unpatched security vulnerability that will never be fixed. It's not fore sure safer to run it in a VM, it depends on the configuration of course, but you have the ability to better isolate it than if it's running baremetal. -- Chris Murphy -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
