HP Insight Control Software for Linux - Manual (Page 117)

The initial Partition Wizard table is divided into two sections: Hard Drives, the top of the table that
shows the physical devices, and Volume Groups, the bottom part of the table that shows logical
volumes:
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The Hard Drives section represents the physical media on the server. You must have prior
knowledge about the hardware in order to add the correct number if disks. You can add a
maximum of 16 disks to the Hard Drives section along with a maximum of 16 partitions per
disk.
When you create a partition, you must specify the mount point and size specification. The fill
to maximum available size radio button uses the remainder of the disk space and eliminates
the need to specify a size. The Insight Control for Linux RAM disk environment examines the
disk and creates a partition for the remaining space.
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The Volume Groups section is where you create volume groups.
To create a volume group, select the Volume Groups row and select Add. If an LVM partition
is not available, a message is displayed. In this case, you must add a partition with the file
system type set to LVM, which creates a physical volume (PV) device to be used in a volume
group.
When you create a volume group, you must specify the name of the logical volume and choose
which partitions (physical volumes) to use. By default, you can only select available LVM
partitions. If at any time the PV device for a volume group is deleted, the Partition Wizard
prompts you to verify that you want to delete the associated volume group. You have the
following options:
◦ Select OK to create an empty volume group and return later to define the logical volumes.
◦ Select Add to create a logical volume.
You create logical volumes by either editing an volume group or while creating a volume
group. From within the Volume Group dialog box, select Add and define the logical volume
parameters. You must specify the logical volume group name, mount point, and size. You
cannot exceed the maximum available PV size when you create a logical volume.
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