Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP3 - ARCHITECTURE-SPECIFIC, Administration Manual

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In the Device Name column, modify the location of the
/boot
partition from
/dev
to
/dev/
evms
so it can be managed by EVMS. Modify only the device name by adding
/evms
to the
path:
/dev/evms/ sda1 /boot reiser defaults 1 1
4 Save the file.
The changes do not take effect until the server is restarted. Do not restart at this time.
5 Continue with “Make a New initrd” on page 21 .
Make a New initrd
1 Open a terminal console, and log in as the
root
user.
2
At the console prompt, enter
mkinitrd
This creates a new
initrd
file with the correct settings for the boot device. The changes do not
take effect until the server is restarted. Do not restart at this time.
3 Continue with “Disable the boot.lvm and boot.md Services” on page 21 .
Disable the boot.lvm and boot.md Services
Disable the
boot.lvm
and
boot.md
services so they do not run at boot time (runlevel B). EVMS
now handles the boot.
1 In YaST, click System > System Services (Runlevel ) > Expert Mode .
2 Select boot.lvm .
3 Click Set/Reset > Disable the Service .
4 Select boot.md .
5 Click Set/Reset > Disable the Service .
6 Click Finish , then click Yes .
The changes do not take effect until the server is restarted. Do not restart at this time.
7 Continue with “Enable the boot.evms Service” on page 21 .
Enable the boot.evms Service
The
boot.evms
service should be enabled automatically after the install, but you should verify that
it is enabled.
1 In YaST, click System > System Services (Runlevel) > Expert Mode .
2 Select boot.evms .
3
Click Set/Reset > Enable the Service .
The B runlevel option is automatically selected.
4
Click Finish , then click Yes .
The changes do not take effect until the server is restarted.