During The Server Install - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - STORAGE ADMINISTRATION GUIDE FOR EVMS Administration Manual

2.1.2 During the Server Install

WARNING: The following install destroys all data on the system device.
To install Linux with EVMS as the volume manager for your boot and system partitions, you must
modify the Partitioning configuration in the Installation Settings.
1 Begin the install, according to the instructions provided in the "Deployment" section of the
SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Administration Guide.
2 When the install process reaches the Installations Settings screen, delete the recommended
partitions and the partition table on the system disk so that the device can be marked to use
EVMS as the volume manager instead of LVM.
2a In the list of Installation Settings, select Partitioning.
2b In the Partitioning menu, select Create Custom Partition Setup, then click Next.
2c Select Custom Partition - for Experts, then click Next to open the Expert Partitioner
options.
2d Select Expert > Delete Partition Table and Disk Label, then click Yes twice to continue
through the Warning advisories.
This deletes the recommended partitions and the partition table on the system disk.
3 Create a primary partition on the system disk to use as the boot partition.
During the install, the /boot partition must remain under LVM control so that the install
completes successfully. You do not modify the volume manager of the /boot partition until
after the install is complete.
3a Click Create.
3b From the list of devices, select the device you want to use for the boot partition, such as /
dev/sda, then click OK.
If you have a single system disk, only one device is available and you are not prompted for
the device.
3c Select Primary Partition, then click OK.
3d Select Format, then select the native Linux file system you want to use, such as Reiser.
3e In Size (End Value) field, specify 200 MB or larger.
For example, to set the size at 300 MB, type 300M.
3f Set the mount point to /boot.
3g Click OK.
The partition appears as a logical device in the devices list, such as /dev/sda1.
4 Create a second primary partition on the system disk where you later create your swap and
system volumes:
4a Click Create.
4b From the list of devices, select the device you want to use for the second primary partition,
such as /dev/sda, then click OK.
If you have a single system disk, only one device is available and you are not prompted for
the device.
4c Select Primary Partition, then click OK.
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