Re: /dev/mapper

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Subject: Re: /dev/mapper
From: oded maimon <oded.maimon@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 13:00:16 +0300
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i understand this because the device-mapper that is must in lvm2, but i dont understand what it does..

On Apr 8, 2005 12:53 PM, oded maimon <oded.maimon@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

hi,
i know lvm, and i used it before FC3, but why the change from /dev/<myvgname>/<mylvolname> to /dev/mapper/.....

thanks for the quick response
Oded.

On Apr 8, 2005 12:48 PM, Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
oded maimon wrote:
> i wanted to know why the change to /dev/mapper from the old
> /dev/<device> ? why changing to links?

See the LVM HOWTO:
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/

FC3 uses LVM by default, as it is more flexible than "old-fashioned"
regular partitions. The HOWTO referenced above explains the benefits of LVM.

Paul.

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