Hi Gandalf, On 11/29/2017 11:44 AM, Reindl Harald wrote: > Am 29.11.2017 um 17:22 schrieb Gandalf Corvotempesta: >> Hi to all >> I have to setup some new servers, which is the best practise, currently? >> Should I use raw devices or partitions ? (one huge partition for >> mdadm, and then >> LVM on top of it) >> >> Any advantage/drawbacks for both configurations? > > i would make partitions for 2 reasons: > > * leave some space free in case a replacement disk has > a slighty different usebale size - some SSD's do > this instead overprovisioning for wear leveling > > * whenever you decide you replace it against SSD's > free space will enhance the overall lifetime These are good reasons. I have also seen reports of NAS devices/distros unconditionally partitioning devices that don't have one. Although I have in the past used raw devices with mdadm, I don't plan to do so with any future systems. Phil -- 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
