You can setup LVM with the LVM command line tools or using YaST at install time (I think you can use them after install, but its more of a pain to convert a non-LVM system into a LVM system...it can be done with given enough time and patience; it's much easier if you have a spare hard disk). I don't remember which way I used to set it up on my Laptop. As for my configuration size .... I just dumped some info below, it should answer all your questions. If not, let me know. LowellPort:~ # cat /proc/partitions major minor #blocks name rio rmerge rsect ruse wio wmerge wsect wuse running use aveq 58 0 3776512 lvma 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 1 2834432 lvmb 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 2 6291456 lvmc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 3 1331200 lvmd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 4 3760128 lvme 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 5 1572864 lvmf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 6 1048576 lvmg 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 31253040 hda 71375 156139 1819616 1841490 27361 146065 1406384 2395600 -4 36162940 31417371 3 1 530113 hda1 4 12 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1574370 hda2 9834 30694 324304 236340 5892 11147 136360 541740 0 316350 778080 3 3 3076447 hda3 4 12 32 40 0 0 0 0 0 40 40 3 4 1 hda4 4 0 8 50 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 3 5 441756 hda5 10156 34530 357472 425880 13197 108896 995440 994450 0 288760 1427490 3 6 25623643 hda6 51352 90796 1137536 1178970 8272 26022 274584 859410 0 748950 2038510 3 64 4481888 hdb 16 132 296 18060 0 0 0 0 -120 36199670 13558178 LowellPort:~ # LowellPort:~ # pvscan pvscan -- reading all physical volumes (this may take a while...) pvscan -- ACTIVE PV "/dev/hda6" of VG "system" [24.43 GB / 4.77 GB free] pvscan -- total: 1 [24.44 GB] / in use: 1 [24.44 GB] / in no VG: 0 [0] LowellPort:~ # lvscan lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/system/usr" [3.60 GB] lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/system/opt" [2.70 GB] lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/system/home" [6 GB] lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/system/docs" [1.27 GB] lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/system/downloads" [3.59 GB] lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/system/music" [1.50 GB] lvscan -- ACTIVE "/dev/system/redhat71" [1 GB] lvscan -- 7 logical volumes with 19.66 GB total in 1 volume group lvscan -- 7 active logical volumes LowellPort:~ # Here is my normal-partiton layout. /dev/hda2 - SuSE 8.1 root partition (Primary system) /dev/hda1 - SuSE 8.1 (mini-install) used for disaster recovery Normally, I would just use the boot disk, but I need BRU and ssh installed for backup/resore. Or, if I ever revert back to the 'dark-side', I may put windows here... lol /dev/hda3 - Xandros 1.0 Desktop /dev/system/redhat71 is a partion i was trying to setup to use with UML (user mode linux), but I never got real far with that... I may some day switch over to a LVM-based root, but not until SuSE supports it out of the box. I don't think that it would take that much work to modify initrd to do a bootstap LVM for root, but it's not worth the effort at this point. Hope that answers your questions, let me know. - Lowell -----Original Message----- From: Richard Bos [mailto:allabos@freeler.nl] Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 5:36 PM To: SuSE Subject: Re: [SLE] How to upgrade from 7.3 to 8.1 Op maandag 3 februari 2003 22:49, schreef Alleman, Lowell:
BTW: I love LVM!! (I even use it on my Laptop.) I can expand my ReiserFS partitions in seconds by typing just two (fairly) simple commands!!
Hello Lowel, how did you configure lvm, I mean how many/how big are your logical volume groups e.g. Do you have /boot and / also on lvm? -- Richard Bos Without a home the journey is endless -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com