[NTLUG:Discuss] Software RAID using file "device"?

[Robert Pearson]

On 10/20/05, Stuart Johnston <saj at thecommune.net> wrote:
> I have a server with two partitions, / and /home (not the best setup, I
> know).  The /home partition is coming very close to running out of disk
> space and I am trying to figure out a way to use some of the extra space
> on / without requiring a trip down to the data center.  This would only
> need to be a temporary solution.

Have you looked at "tmpfs"? I found this interesting article at---

<<http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-fs3.html>>

I used tmpfs for years with Solaris. It is not a good long term
solution for a lack of memory, disk space or Virtual Memory (VM).

Thanks,  Robert