Begin the install, according to the instructions provided in Deployment in the SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 Installation and Administration Guide.

When the installation reaches the Installations Settings screen, delete the proposed LVM-based partioning solution. This deletes the proposed partitions and the partition table on the system device so that the device can be marked to use EVMS as the volume manager instead of LVM.

1. In the list of Installation Settings, select Partitioning.

2. In the Partitioning menu, select Create Custom Partition Setup, then click Next.

3. Select Custom Partition - for Experts, then click Next to open the Expert Partitioner dialog box.

4. Select Expert > Delete Partition Table and Disk Label, then click Yes twice to continue through the Warning advisories.

   This deletes the recommended partitions and the partition table on the system disk.

Create a primary partition on the system disk to use as the boot partition:

1. Click Create.

2. From the list of devices, select the device you want to use for the boot partition, such as /dev/hda, then click OK.

   If you have a single system disk, only one device is available, and you are not prompted to choose the device.

3. Select Primary Partition, then click OK.

4. Select Format, then select the native Linux file system you want to use, such as Ext3.

   	Important
   In a paravirtualized environment, use Ext2 as the file system for the boot device.

5. In Size (End Value) field, specify 200 MB or larger.

   For example, to set the size at 300 MB, type 300M.

6. Set the mount point to /boot.

7. Click OK.

   The partition appears as a logical device in the devices list, such as /dev/hda1.

Create a second primary partition on the system disk to use for both the swap and system volumes:

1. Click Create.

2. From the list of devices, select the device you want to use for the second primary partition, such as /dev/hda, then click OK.

   If you have a single system disk, only one device is available and you are not prompted to choose the device.

3. Select Primary Partition, then click OK.

4. Select Do Not Format, then select Linux LVM (0x8E) from the list of file system IDs.

5. In Size (End Value field), set the cylinder End value to 5 GB or larger, depending on the combined partition size you need to contain your system and swap volumes.

   	Important
   Do not make the system partition larger than necessary. The remaining space on the system disk can be used to create NSS volumes or native Linux volumes that are managed by EVMS.

   To determing how much space to use, consider the following recommendations:

   • For your system volume, allow 2 GB (minimum) to 10 GB (recommended), depending on the OES services that you intend to install.

   • If you intend to create additional NSS volumes on the same physical disk, you must leave unpartitioned space available.

   • Set aside 128 MB or larger for the swap volume.

     Swap management is different for Linux kernel 2.4.10 and later. How much swap to add depends on the RAM size, the tasks that are planned for the system, and whether you want to make more virtual memory available than the RAM provides.

     Some swap (at least 128 MB) is good to have to minimize the risk of losing data when active processes run out of RAM space. Swap is not required for systems with more than 1 GB of RAM. You must have at least 1 GB of virtual memory (RAM plus swap) during the install, but if the swap is more than 2 GB, you might not be able to install on some machines.

   • The total size should be the size you need for your system volume plus the size you need for your swap volume.

   For example, if you have a 20 GB hard drive with 2 GB of RAM and plan to install all of the OES services on the system volume, your system partition should be at least 11 GB. The remaining 9 GB should remain as free unpartitioned space that can be used for NSS volumes or other Linux partitions that you might want to create later.

6. Click OK.

   The partition appears as a logical device in the devices list, such as /dev/hda2.

Modify the volume management type from LVM to EVMS for the second primary partition you created in Step 4:

1. At the bottom of the page, click EVMS.

   Available partitions for EVMS appear as devices under /dev/evms, such as /dev/evms/hda2.

2. In the EVMS Configurator, select the LVM partition created in Step 4, then click Create Container.

3. In the Create EVMS Container dialog box, select the partition, specify the container name (such as system), then click Add Volume to create the lvm/system container, where system is the container name.

4. Click OK.

   The EVMS Configurator displays the lvm/system container you just created, its size, and free space.

Create the swap volume in the lvm/system container:

1. Select lvm/system, then click Add.

2. In the Create Logical Volume dialog box, select Format, then select Swap from the File System drop-down menu.

3. Specify swap as the volume name.

4. Specify 1 GB (recommended) for the swap volume.

   The swap size should be 128 MB or larger, with a recommended size of 1 GB. For an explanation of this recommendation, see Step 4.e.

5. Specify the mount point as swap.

6. Click OK.

Create the system volume in the lvm/system container:

1. Select lvm/system, then click Add.

2. In the Create Logical Volume dialog box, select Format, then select the file system to use from the File System drop-down menu, such as Reiser or Ext3.

3. In the Volume Name field, specify a volume name, such as sys_lx.

4. In the Size field, click Max to set the size of the system volume as the remaining space available in the lvm/system partition.

5. Specify the mount point as / (root volume).

6. Click OK.

Click Next to return to the list of devices.

Below is an example of the physical and logical devices that should be configured on your system. Your setup depends on the number of devices in the server and the sizes you choose for your partitions.

Click Next to return to the Installation Settings page.

You can dismiss the message warning that you should not mix EVMS and non-EVMS partitions on the same device.

Continue with the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation.

	Important
After the install is complete, make sure to perform the mandatory post-install configuration of the related system settings to ensure that the system device functions properly under EVMS. Otherwise, the system fails to boot properly. For information, see Section 2.1.3, “After the Server Install”.