Bowie Bailey wrote:
Is there a way I can work around this problem? It has been suggested that I build the system with a single drive and then add the mirror to it. Is it possible to add a mirror to a partition that is an LVM PV? Can someone give me a link to a good set of instructions for doing this?
I work around it by not using LVM during installation. I've experienced random crashes with anaconda going back to at least RHEL 3 I think when LVM was used during install(kickstart specifically). Often times if I try a 2nd(or a 3rd) time I can get anaconda to go through without crashing on LVM.
If you really want LVM I'd suggest something like making your root and boot(assuming you have seperate ones) partitions standalone mirrored partitions, setup another pair of mirrored partitions that take up the rest of the drive that you'll use for LVM, but don't make it LVM, just make it a normal file system(this so it configures the software raid end of things for you).
Once the system is installed, then change the partition type of the last mirrored pair to be LVM, and configure LVM. If you want your /usr /var etc on LVM make the volumes, go to runlevel 1 and copy the files to the new locations and re-mount the LVM volumes as your /usr /var etc.
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