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           Summary: installer doesn't support whole-disk usage
    Classification: openSUSE
           Product: openSUSE 11.3
           Version: Final
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Enhancement
          Priority: P5 - None
         Component: Installation
        AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: darryl.miles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
         QAContact: jsrain@xxxxxxxxxx
          Found By: ---
           Blocker: ---


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During installation (in particlar with openSUSE 11.3 as a DomU) storage can be
managed from the Dom0 of multiple guests using LVM and providing one block
device for rootfs and another for swap.

This typically means there is no partition table on the block device, it is
just used as-is for the purpose setup in the installer.  This allows for easier
maintenance from the Dom0 and by other tooling (since there is no need to
manage the redundant notion of a partition table).  Such usage makes it easier
for a Dom0 to plan and reprovision storage changes for guests, because it is
not constrained to the notion of a partition table.

However there is no option in the installer disk layout and paritioning to
select whole disk usage.


While I understand this to be an "advanced" use case, I think an intuative
option would be to add it to the Expert.../Advanced... buttons that appear when
a disk or disk partition is selected from the tree.

However it is important the option if used on a disk which has one or more
configured partition, states to the user they must delete all partitions from
the device before being able to access the function.  Maybe the label on the
button can be "Convert to Whole Device Use" (maybe you can think of a better
term).

This will then when allowed to proceed put the user at the screen to select the
type of formatting wanted.



It would also be important for the installer to probe for "whole device use"
when populating the current disk usage plan.  But using file system magic
numbers and other such methods.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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Actual Results:  
Right now you are forced to setup a partition table on a disk with a single
partition which can then be formatted.

Expected Results:  
Ability to format /dev/sda as EXT4 for rootfs mounted as /, and /dev/hdb as
SWAP both without the use of any partition tables.

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