SLES 11 - Create LVM at Install?

2010-10-18 Thread David Stuart
Morning all, I am performing a new install of SLES 11, and I am trying to follow a post from Most Post from Nov 2009, with a recommended layout. Except for /boot and /, all the other directories are on a LVM volume group. But I can't seem to figure out how to create a LVM VG at install

Re: SLES 11 - Create LVM at Install?

2010-10-18 Thread Scott Rohling
From my notes -- go to expert partitioner (select Custom Partitioning). First create partitions for /boot and /. Then create partitions you will use for your volume group -- but do not mount and do not format! Then select 'Volume Management' and create a volume group, using the DASD you

Re: SLES 11 - Create LVM at Install?

2010-10-18 Thread David Stuart
Thanks Scott, I'll give it a try. Dave Dave Stuart Prin. Info. Systems Support Analyst County of Ventura, CA 805-662-6731 david.stu...@ventura.org Scott Rohling scott.rohl...@gmail.com 10/18/2010 8:35 AM From my notes -- go to expert partitioner (select Custom Partitioning). First

Re: SLES 11 - Create LVM at Install?

2010-10-18 Thread Michael MacIsaac
I can't seem to figure out how to create a LVM VG at install time. It's documented in z/VM and Linux on IBM System z: The Virtualization Cookbook for SLES11 at the top of the page: http://linuxvm.org/present/ Mike MacIsaac mike...@us.ibm.com (845) 433-7061

Re: SLES 11 - Create LVM at Install?

2010-10-18 Thread David Stuart
Thanks, I'll take a look at it. Dave Dave Stuart Prin. Info. Systems Support Analyst County of Ventura, CA 805-662-6731 david.stu...@ventura.org Michael MacIsaac mike...@us.ibm.com 10/18/2010 8:47 AM I can't seem to figure out how to create a LVM VG at install time. It's