Boot Loader Configuration; Using The Yast Partitioner - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 - DEPLOYMENT GUIDE 08-05-2008 Deployment Manual

8.5.3 Boot Loader Configuration

To configure booting for systems installed on your computer, use the System > Boot
Loader module. A detailed description of how to configure the boot loader with YaST
is available in
8.5.4 LVM
The logical volume manager (LVM) is a tool for custom partitioning of hard disks with
logical drives. Find information about LVM in
(page 107).

8.5.5 Using the YaST Partitioner

With the expert partitioner, shown in
manually modify the partitioning of one or several hard disks. Partitions can be added,
deleted, resized, and edited. Also access the soft RAID and LVM configuration from
this YaST module.
WARNING: Repartitioning the Running System
Although it is possible to repartition your system while it is running, the risk
of making a mistake that causes data loss is very high. Try to avoid repartitioning
your installed system and always do a complete backup of your data before
attempting to do so.
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Section 18.3, "Configuring the Boot Loader with YaST"
Section 7.1, "LVM Configuration"
Figure 8.6, "The YaST Partitioner"
(page 416).
(page 147),