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You can also edit free space as represented in the graphical display to create a new partition within
that space. Either highlight the free space and then select the
Edit
button, or double-click on the
free space to edit it.
• To make a RAID device, you must first create (or reuse existing) software RAID partitions. Once you
have created two or more software RAID partitions, select
Make RAID
to join the software RAID
partitions into a RAID device.
•
Delete
: Used to remove the partition currently highlighted in the
Current Disk Partitions
section.
You will be asked to confirm the deletion of any partition.
•
Reset
: Used to restore
Disk Druid
to its original state. All changes made will be lost if you
Reset
the partitions.
•
RAID
: Used to provide redundancy to any or all disk partitions.
It should only be used if you
have experience using RAID.
To read more about RAID, refer to the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Deployment Guide
.
To make a RAID device, you must first create software RAID partitions. Once you have created
two or more software RAID partitions, select
RAID
to join the software RAID partitions into a RAID
device.
•
LVM
: Allows you to create an LVM logical volume. The role of LVM (Logical Volume Manager) is to
present a simple logical view of underlying physical storage space, such as a hard drive(s). LVM
manages individual physical disks — or to be more precise, the individual partitions present on
them.
It should only be used if you have experience using LVM.
To read more about LVM, refer
to the
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Deployment Guide
. Note, LVM is only available in the graphical
installation program.
To create an LVM logical volume, you must first create partitions of type physical volume (LVM).
Once you have created one or more physical volume (LVM) partitions, select
LVM
to create an LVM
logical volume.
12.19.3. Partition Fields
Above the partition hierarchy are labels which present information about the partitions you are
creating. The labels are defined as follows:
•
Device
: This field displays the partition's device name.
•
Mount Point/RAID/Volume
: A mount point is the location within the directory hierarchy at which
a volume exists; the volume is "mounted" at this location. This field indicates where the partition is
mounted. If a partition exists, but is not set, then you need to define its mount point. Double-click on
the partition or click the
Edit
button.
•
Type
: This field shows the partition's file system type (for example, ext2, ext3, or vfat).
•
Format
: This field shows if the partition being created will be formatted.
•
Size (MB)
: This field shows the partition's size (in MB).
•
Start
: This field shows the cylinder on your hard drive where the partition begins.
•
End
: This field shows the cylinder on your hard drive where the partition ends.