Hi,
it looks like, I cannot format a partition as ext4 while install. I thought upstream has ext4 fully supported in 5.6? I looked in release notes but only found reference to ext4 in RHEL5.6
My install is netinstall.iso 64bit release 5.6 as Virtualbox VM.
Thx Rainer
On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Rainer Traut tr.ml@gmx.de wrote:
it looks like, I cannot format a partition as ext4 while install. I thought upstream has ext4 fully supported in 5.6? I looked in release notes but only found reference to ext4 in RHEL5.6
From http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html-single/5.6...
As of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 the ext4 file system is fully supported. However, provisioning ext4 file systems with the anaconda installer is not supported, and ext4 file systems need to be provisioned manually after the installation.
Am 10.04.2011 15:30, schrieb Tom H:
On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Rainer Trauttr.ml@gmx.de wrote:
it looks like, I cannot format a partition as ext4 while install. I thought upstream has ext4 fully supported in 5.6? I looked in release notes but only found reference to ext4 in RHEL5.6
From http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html-single/5.6...
As of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 the ext4 file system is fully supported. However, provisioning ext4 file systems with the anaconda installer is not supported, and ext4 file systems need to be provisioned manually after the installation.
Thx Tom for making this clear.
Rainer
On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Rainer Traut tr.ml@gmx.de wrote:
Am 10.04.2011 15:30, schrieb Tom H:
On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Rainer Trauttr.ml@gmx.de wrote:
it looks like, I cannot format a partition as ext4 while install. I thought upstream has ext4 fully supported in 5.6? I looked in release notes but only found reference to ext4 in RHEL5.6
From http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html-single/5.6...
As of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 the ext4 file system is fully supported. However, provisioning ext4 file systems with the anaconda installer is not supported, and ext4 file systems need to be provisioned manually after the installation.
Thx Tom for making this clear.
You're welcome.
At the risk of spreading FUD, I'd use mfs.ext4 rather than mke4fs: http://www.redhat.com/archives/rhelv5-list/2011-February/msg00032.html
Soon enough (and I'm *NOT* complaining about the pace of development) you'll be able to select ext4 in anaconda in CentOS 6. It may even be the default although I could be confusing Fedora with RHEL 6...
On Sun, 2011-04-10 at 16:40 +0200, Rainer Traut wrote:
Am 10.04.2011 15:30, schrieb Tom H:
On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 7:59 AM, Rainer Trauttr.ml@gmx.de wrote:
it looks like, I cannot format a partition as ext4 while install. I thought upstream has ext4 fully supported in 5.6? I looked in release notes but only found reference to ext4 in RHEL5.6
From http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html-single/5.6...
As of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 the ext4 file system is fully supported. However, provisioning ext4 file systems with the anaconda installer is not supported, and ext4 file systems need to be provisioned manually after the installation.
Thx Tom for making this clear.
Rainer
Just boot the installer with the "ext4" option and anaconda will be able to format ext4, or at least that works in 5.5.
http://wiki.centos.org/TipsAndTricks/InstallOnExt4
Steve
On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 6:54 PM, Phil Schaffner <Philip.R.Schaffner@nasa.gov
wrote:
S.Tindall wrote on 04/10/2011 01:46 PM:
Just boot the installer with the "ext4" option and anaconda will be able to format ext4, or at least that works in 5.5.
Works just as well on 5.6.
Sorry, this is the first time I've heard of this. How do you boot the installer with the ext4 option? Can this also be done via kickstart?
Brandon
On Monday, April 11, 2011 10:53 AM, Brandon Ooi wrote:
On Sun, Apr 10, 2011 at 6:54 PM, Phil Schaffner <Philip.R.Schaffner@nasa.gov mailto:Philip.R.Schaffner@nasa.gov> wrote:
S.Tindall wrote on 04/10/2011 01:46 PM: > Just boot the installer with the "ext4" option and anaconda will be able > to format ext4, or at least that works in 5.5. Works just as well on 5.6.Sorry, this is the first time I've heard of this. How do you boot the installer with the ext4 option? Can this also be done via kickstart?
Kernel parameters
eg: linux ext4
Yes, it can be done for kickstart too.
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Phil Schaffner Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 3:55 AM To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] ext4 support in anaconda?
S.Tindall wrote on 04/10/2011 01:46 PM:
Just boot the installer with the "ext4" option and anaconda will be able to format ext4, or at least that works in 5.5.
Works just as well on 5.6.
Nice! Now to finally finalize that backup-server with ext4. 8-)
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Phil Schaffner Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 3:55 AM To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] ext4 support in anaconda?
S.Tindall wrote on 04/10/2011 01:46 PM:
Just boot the installer with the "ext4" option and anaconda will be able to format ext4, or at least that works in 5.5.
Works just as well on 5.6.
Phil
Now tested at install. Worked flawlessly - the software raid partition took the ext4 choice with breaking a stride.
6TB-ext4 on its way over here!
Thanks for the heads-up!
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