I have used smeserver for 8 years without problems, so now i am trying distros for virtualize mys servers, rigth now i am trying proxmox so i saw if exist eny info about smeserver and yes i found this link en the wiki : http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/SMEServer_KVM, but the part of this wiki page that most get my atention was this:
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SMEServer LVM Recovery
SMEServer stores it's data in LVM2. On corruption of the superblock or metadata use a Knoppix LiveCD for recovery and follow instructions at:
SMEServer LVM Recovery using Knoppix LiveCD
Suggestion: Avoid LVM for a VM! To install SMEserver without LVM, use the following command at installation time: "sme nolvm"
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Its actually true? iam using smeserver for 8 years in many instalation and never have any problem with lvm, but i run allways in baremetal, why in virtualization LVM is not recommended? i dont see this advertation in others distros. Can anybody help me to understand?
thks and sorry about my english
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SMEServer LVM Recovery
SMEServer stores it's data in LVM2. On corruption of the superblock or metadata use a Knoppix LiveCD for recovery and follow instructions at:
SMEServer LVM Recovery using Knoppix LiveCD
Suggestion: Avoid LVM for a VM! To install SMEserver without LVM, use the following command at installation time: "sme nolvm"
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Its actually true? iam using smeserver for 8 years in many instalation and never have any problem with lvm, but i run allways in baremetal, why in virtualization LVM is not recommended? i dont see this advertation in others distros. Can anybody help me to understand?
thks and sorry about my english