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

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36 SLES 10 Storage Administration Guide for EVMSnovdocx (ENU) 9 January 20073b From the list, select one of the following types of segment manager, then click Next. DOS Segment Manager (the most common choice) GPT Segment Manager (for IA-64 platforms) Cluster Segment Manager (available only if it is a viable option for the selected disk)3c Select the device from the list of Plugin Acceptable Objects, then click Next.3d If required, specify the disk type as Linux.3e Click Add to create the segment management container for the disk, then click OK todismiss the confirmation message.4.3 Removing the Segment Manager from aDevice1 If the disk has any existing volume management structures, remove them.1a Select Actions > Delete > Volume to view the Volumes list.1b Select any existing volume management structures on the device, then click Delete.2 Select Actions > Remove > Segment Manager from Storage Object.3 Select the type of Segment Manager in use, then click Next.4 Select the device, then click Remove.4.4 Creating Disk Segments (or Partitions)1 In EVMS, select Actions > Create > Segment to see a list of segment managers.2 From the list, select the segment manager for the device you want to manage, then click Next. DOS Segment Manager (the most common choice) GPT Segment Manager (for IA-64 platforms) Cluster Segment Manager (available only if it is a viable option for the selected disk)For information about these and other segment managers available, see “Segment Managers”on page 33.3 Select the storage object that you want to segment, then click Next.4 Complete the required configuration options for the segment, and modify default values asdesired. Size (MB): Specify the amount of space (in MB) that you want to use. Use the arrows ortype in a value. The interface corrects the value to the lower or upper size limit if youspecify a size that is too small or that exceeds the amount of free space available. Offset (sectors): Specify the number of sectors to skip before beginning this partition ifyou want to leave free space in front of it. Partition Type: From the drop-down list, select Linux (default), Linux Swap, Linux LVM,NTFS, HPFS, FAT16, or Other Partition Type. Partition Type ID: This value changes automatically based on the Partition Type value,except for the Other Partition Type option. Then you must manually enter a value. Bootable: Click Yes to make a primary partition active so that you can boot from it, orclick No to make it unbootable. No is the only option if you are creating a logical partition.