Novell OPEN ENTERPRISE SERVER 2 SP2 Installation Manual page 219

If no partitions are on the device, use the following procedure to add a DOS Segment Manager to a
non-clustered device:
1 Log in as the user, open a terminal console, then enter
root
evmsgui
2 If necessary, remove the NetWare Segment Manager:
2a Click the Disks tab, then locate and select the device, such as device
2b Right-click the device, then select Remove segment manager from Object.
This option appears only if there is an existing segment manager for the selected disk.
2c Select the listed segment manager, click Remove, then click OK.
WARNING: All data on the selected disk space is destroyed.
2d Click Save, then click Save again to save your changes.
3 Add the DOS Segment Manager:
3a From the evmsgui menu, click Actions > Add > Segment Manager to Storage Object.
3b On the Add Segment Manager to Storage Object page, select DOS Segment Manager,
then click Next.
3c On the Select Plugin Acceptable Objects page, select the device where you want to add the
segment manager, then click Next.
3d On the Configurable Options page, select the disk type (Linux is the default), click Add,
then click OK.
3e Click Save, then click Save again to save your changes.
4 Create a segment for the DOS Segment Manager.
The DOS Segment Manager requires you to create a segment before creating an EVMS
volume. Without a segment, the additional segment manager does not appear when you attempt
to create an EVMS volume.
4a From the evmsgui menu, click Actions > Create > Segment.
4b On the Create Disk Segment page, select DOS Segment Manager, then click Next.
4c On the Select Plugin Acceptable Objects page, select the device where you want to add the
segment, then click Next.
4d Specify the size of the segment, the partition type (such as Linux LVM), click Create, then
click OK.
4e Click Save, then click Save again to save your changes.
For information about adding or changing segment managers when you are clustering a shared
device with Novell Cluster Services
the OES 2 SP2: Novell Cluster Services 1.8.7 for Linux Administration
, see "Creating Linux POSIX Volumes on Shared
TM
Installing with EVMS as the Volume Manager of the System Device 219
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