True, but it is simpler than that. Partitions are not needed in > general unless one needs to create a separate task space on a single drive > volume. If one has no swap space, then it is entirely possible to run a > Linux system with no partitions at all. The file system can be created on a > raw disk, and as long as the MBR is good and the boot loader can read the > file system, you're good. Note I don't genrally recommend running without a > swap space, and going to extra trouble just to prevent partitioning is not > very productive, but there is no reason to partition a drive if it is not > necessary, whether the "drive" is a single physical disk or an array. I did not know that. I always assumed that for physical disks you needed a partition of some sort so the filesystem doesn't stomp all over the boot sector (where used).That said I think I'll stick to partitioning my boot drive. Feels safer somehow. >> The filesystem still needs a partition/volume but that can created >> either by partitioning /dev/mdX *or* creating a logical volume in LVM. > > It doesn't need a partition, just a block device. That device can > be a partition on a disk, a whole disk, or an array. I forgot you can do that with mdX. It's been a while since I've made filesystems (other then boot drives) without LVM. -- Drew "Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood." --Marie Curie -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
