[CentOS] Installation problems with large mirrored drives
Jim Thario
jim at thario.net
Wed Feb 6 22:27:39 UTC 2008
Bowie Bailey wrote:
> I am trying to install CentOS 4.6 to a pair of 750GB hard drives. I can
> successfully install to either of the drives as a single drive, but when
> I try to use both drives and mirror the partitions, I start having
> problems. Anaconda crashes as it is trying to format the drives.
>
> This is what I'm trying to create:
>
> /dev/md0: 200MB, /boot
> /dev/md1: 2GB, swap
> /dev/md2: rest of the drive, LVM PV
>
> LogVol00: 10GB, /
> LogVol01: rest of the VG, /home
>
>
I have had success doing it this way on several 4.x and 5.x servers
using Anaconda:
/dev/md0 (raid-1): /boot
/dev/md1-md?: PVs for VolGroup00
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00: swap
/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol01: /
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