[CentOS] Installation problems with large mirrored drives

[Jim Thario]

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: /