Bug 195455

Summary:	RFE: Clone partition configuration in RAID set.
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Gilboa Davara <gilboad>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Tom "spot" Callaway <tcallawa>
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Description Gilboa Davara 2006-06-15 11:32:44 UTC

Description of problem:
When creating a software RAID set in a multiple drive configuration, the new to
manually partition each drive, using the same configuration is a very labor
intensive task.
Having the ability to tell the "new partition tool" to create a certain
partition, with the same size, on multiple drives is -very- welcome.

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Expected results:
1. Click on "New".
2. Click on "clone partition".
3. Set partition size, and label (RAID auto in this case).
4. Select all member drives.
5. Click on OK.

Additional info:
Semi-relates to bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=195454

Comment 1 Gilboa Davara 2006-06-16 11:08:12 UTC

It was pointed out (in the -devel list) that it possible to clone the
configuration using the RAID option; However, it seems (to me), that the obvious
place for this option is in the "new partition" create/edit dialog box.

Comment 2 Jeremy Katz 2006-06-20 00:37:47 UTC

There's not really space in the UI for doing this currently.  I have some
thoughts on how to handle some things like this better, but they'll have to wait
for a larger partitioning redesign.

Comment 3 Gilboa Davara 2009-11-26 04:05:53 UTC

Any chance of looking into it in F13?

- Gilboa

Comment 5 Gilboa Davara 2010-06-05 07:17:32 UTC

... Or F14?

Comment 6 Gilboa Davara 2012-05-23 11:48:55 UTC

Given the fact that Anaconda UI is being worked on [1], maybe this can be added.

- Gilboa
[1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/NewInstallerUI

Comment 7 David Shea 2014-03-13 21:10:57 UTC

newui means that you don't need to directly create partitions at all. Configure a mount point as RAID1 and the partitions will be created on the drives selected.