Difference between revisions of "LVM for dual drive installation"
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1. configure BIOS for PXE boot | 1. configure BIOS for PXE boot | ||
− | 2. choose 10.04 install with no | + | 2. choose 10.04 install with no pre-configuration |
3. for partitioning options, choose manual | 3. for partitioning options, choose manual | ||
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/home - use the entire available space (ie. 23 GB for a 40 GB drive) | /home - use the entire available space (ie. 23 GB for a 40 GB drive) | ||
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+ | 6. choose option to configure LVM | ||
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+ | 7. choose the option to create a volume group and add the /home partitions from both disks, name the volume group VGhome. | ||
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+ | 8. choose the option to create a logical volume and use the entire available space (ie. 63 GB for 2x40 GB drives), name the logical volume LVhome. | ||
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+ | 9. write partition changes to disk and continue. |
Revision as of 13:26, 9 September 2011
1. configure BIOS for PXE boot
2. choose 10.04 install with no pre-configuration
3. for partitioning options, choose manual
4. set up the following partitions on the first drive (in order)...
/boot - 300MB - ext4 - primary - at the beginning of the free space / - 15 GB - ext4 - logical - at the beginning of the free space /root - 1.5 GB - swap - n/a - at the end of the free space /home - remaining space (ie. 23 GB for a 40 GB drive)
5. set up the following partition on the second drive...
/home - use the entire available space (ie. 23 GB for a 40 GB drive)
6. choose option to configure LVM
7. choose the option to create a volume group and add the /home partitions from both disks, name the volume group VGhome.
8. choose the option to create a logical volume and use the entire available space (ie. 63 GB for 2x40 GB drives), name the logical volume LVhome.
9. write partition changes to disk and continue.