Re: MD without LVM : should I reinstall ?

[Mathias BurÃn <mathias.buren@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 18 March 2011 20:59, Thomas Carrià <thocar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Jueves 17 Marzo 2011 23:33:02 usted escribiÃ:
>> On 17 March 2011 21:32, Thomas Carrià <thocar@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > My hosting provider has a setup for me a Debian server using md RAID1 but
>> > it does not use LVM, should I consider re-install with LVM ?
>> >
>> > # mount | grep ' / '
>> > /dev/md0 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
>> > # fdisk -l
>> >
>> > Disk /dev/sdb: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
>> > ...
>> >  Device Boot   ÂStart     End   ÂBlocks  Id ÂSystem
>> > /dev/sdb1 Â * Â Â Â Â Â 1 Â Â Â 30155 Â 242220006 Â fd ÂLinux raid
>> > autodetect /dev/sdb2 Â Â Â Â Â 30156 Â Â Â 30401 Â Â 1975995 Â Â5
>> > ÂExtended /dev/sdb5 Â Â Â Â Â 30156 Â Â Â 30401 Â Â 1975963+ Â82 ÂLinux
>> > swap / Solaris
>> >
>> > Disk /dev/sda: 250.1 GB, 250059350016 bytes
>> > ...
>> >  Device Boot   ÂStart     End   ÂBlocks  Id ÂSystem
>> > /dev/sda1 Â * Â Â Â Â Â 1 Â Â Â 30155 Â 242220006 Â fd ÂLinux raid
>> > autodetect /dev/sda2 Â Â Â Â Â 30156 Â Â Â 30401 Â Â 1975995 Â Â5
>> > ÂExtended /dev/sda5 Â Â Â Â Â 30156 Â Â Â 30401 Â Â 1975963+ Â82 ÂLinux
>> > swap / Solaris
>> >
>> > Disk /dev/md0: 248.0 GB, 248033181696 bytes
>> > ...
>> > Disk /dev/md0 doesn't contain a valid partition table
>> >
>> > Thanks for your feedback
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>> Of course not. If you wanted LVM you'd switch to it. If you don't know
>> if you want it, then obviously you don't need it.
>
> Hello,
>
> Have a look at the command output : "Disk /dev/md0 doesn't contain a valid
> partition table"
>
> Is it safe to ignore this warning ?
>
>>
>> Jesus.
>>
>> // M
>
> --
> Thomas CarriÃ
>

Sorry for the rude response,

AFAIK you'll see that "warning" if you use LVM (I see it in my setup),
as LVM isn't a file system per se.

// Mathias
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