[WBEL-users] LVM on RAID using diskdruid during RHEL setup

[Alex Tkachenko]

On Wed, 2004-08-11 at 10:39, Kirby Bohling wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 11, 2004 at 11:54:07AM +0300, Alex Georgiev wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Is it possible during RHEL install, using
> > diskdruid, to setup LVM on Software raid?
> > 
> > I was thinking of making 2 software raid mirror1 arrays
> > 
> > - one for /boot and
> > - the other one for LVM in which to
> > create additional /, /var, /var/spool, using the
> > advantages of LVM.
> 
> 	The short answer is yes you can do it, I believe in both modes.
> I know I've done it in graphical mode.  I'm pretty sure I've done it
> in text mode.
> 
> 	I do it regularly using kickstart, so I know that the installer
> can handle it.   I don't remember using "disk druid", but rather
> that screen they've built.  I don't think it's disk druid, but I've
> been wrong before.
> 
> 	You can put everything except for /boot on LVM (you can put even
> that on LVM if you use LILO for your boot loader, but that's
> trickier then it's worth from what I hear).  
> 
> 	The only other consideration is if you want to put your swap on
> LVM or not.  Generally, I don't, I put them on raw partitions, and
> if I need more, I just add swap files to existing filesystems for
> temporary needs.  However, I believe the RH startup scripts attempt
> to add swap both before and after starting LVM.
As I recall from our discussion about two months ago there is a problem
with RAIDed LVM in text mode. Search WBEL mailing list archives for the
subject "Problem with kickstart" for the workaround. GUI should not have
any issues though.

Alex
> 
> 	Kirby
> 
> > 
> > Can I do this using Graphical Mode Install of RHEL?
> > Can I do this using Text Mode Install?
> > 
> > Kind regards
> > A. Georgiev
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