Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - STORAGE ADMINISTRATION GUIDE FOR EVMS Administration Manual page 19

6f Click OK.
The swap volume is now listed as a volume in the lvm2/system container.
7 In the EVMS Configuration dialog box, create the root (/) volume in the lvm2/system
container as follows:
7a From the EVMS Container drop-down menu, select lvm2/system, then click Add.
7b In the Create Logical Volume dialog box, select Format, then select the file system to use
from the File System drop-down menu, such as Reiser.
7c In the Volume Name field, specify a volume name, such as sys_lx.
7d Specify the Size of the system volume as the remaining space available in the lvm/
system partition by clicking Max.
7e Specify the mount point as / (root volume).
7f Click OK.
The root (/) volume is now listed as a volume in the lvm2/system container.
8 Click Next to return to the list of devices.
Below is an example of the physical and logical devices that might be configured on your
system. Your setup depends on the number of devices in the server and the sizes you choose for
your partitions.
Device
/dev/sda
/dev/sda1
/dev/sda2
/dev/sdb
/dev/evms/lvm2/
system/sys_lx
/dev/evms/lvm2/
system/swap
9 Click Next to return to the Installation Settings page.
You can dismiss the message warning that you should not mix EVMS and non-EVMS
partitions on the same device.
10 Continue with the installation.
IMPORTANT: After the install is complete, make sure to perform the mandatory post-install
configuration of the related system settings to ensure that the system device functions properly
under EVMS. Otherwise, the system fails to boot properly.
For information, see
Size F Type
149.0 GB 6Y160p0
305.9 MB F Linux Native
(Reiser)
20.0 GB Linux LVM
111.8 GB SP1203N
10.0 GB F EVMS
1.0 GB F EVMS
"After the Server Install" on page
Mount Start End
0 19456
0 38
/boot
39 2649
0 14595
- -
/
- -
swap
20.
Using EVMS to Manage Devices
Used By
EVMS
lvm2/
system
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