I would like to bring up LVM extent size and parted vs LVM. First off I would like more clarification on parted I understand that it is meant to handle disk 2TB and larger. However, with that said why ...

I've been a sysadmin for a long time, and part of being a sysadmin is doing more than is humanly possible. Sometimes that means writing wicked cool scripts, sometimes it means working late, and ...

In recent years, there has been a trend in which data centers have been opting for commodity hardware and software over proprietary solutions. Why shouldn't they? It offers extremely low costs and the ...

I have a IBM server at work hooked up to an Apple Xsan. And it works very well with linux. I run CentOS 5.2 on it. The Xsan has two distinct sides. Each is independent of the other and configured ...