Chapter 4. Managing EVMS Devices / 4.4. Creating Disk Segments (or Partitions) | ||||
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 | 4.3. Removing the Segment Manager from a Device | 4.5. Configuring Mount Options for Devices |  | |
Chapter 4. Managing EVMS Devices / 4.4. Creating Disk Segments (or Partitions) | ||||
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| 4.3. Removing the Segment Manager from a Device | 4.5. Configuring Mount Options for Devices | | |
In EVMS, select ++ to see a list of segment managers.
From the list, select the segment manager for the device you want to manage, then click .
(the most common choice)
(for IA-64 platforms)
(available only if it is a viable option for the selected disk)
For information about these and other segment managers available, see Section 4.1.1, “Segment Managers”.
Select the storage object that you want to segment, then click .
Complete the required configuration options for the segment, and modify default values as desired.
Size (MB): Specify the amount of space (in MB) that you want to use. Use the arrows or type a value. The interface corrects the value to the lower or upper size limit if you specify a size that is too small or that exceeds the amount of free space available.
Offset (Sectors): Specify the number of sectors to skip before beginning this partition if you want to leave free space in front of it.
Partition Type: From the drop-down list, select (default), , , , , , or .
Partition Type ID: This value changes automatically based on the value, except for the Other Partition Type option, where you must manually enter a value.
Bootable: Click to make a primary partition active so that you can boot from it, or click to make it unbootable. is the only option if you are creating a logical partition.
Primary Partition: Click for a primary partition, or click for a logical partition.
Required settings are denoted in the page by an asterisk (*). All required fields must be completed to make the button active.
Click to create the segment.
Verify that the new segment appears in the Segment list.
