| Summary: | Add software RAID create to installation guide | ||
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| Product: | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Reporter: | John Troan <jtroan> |
| Component: | doc-Installation_Guide | Assignee: | Jack Reed <jreed> |
| Status: | CLOSED NOTABUG | QA Contact: | ecs-bugs |
| Severity: | high | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | unspecified | ||
| Version: | 6.1 | CC: | jreed, pbokoc |
| Target Milestone: | rc | Keywords: | Documentation |
| Target Release: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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| Fixed In Version: | Doc Type: | Bug Fix | |
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| Last Closed: | 2012-02-22 04:55:31 UTC | Type: | --- |
| Regression: | --- | Mount Type: | --- |
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Description
John Troan
2011-10-22 00:04:19 UTC
Hi John, Thanks for going to the trouble to post this. I've been comparing your procedure to section 9.15, specifically the 'Create a Software RAID' and 'Recommended Partitioning Scheme' sections, and assessing whether we need to restructure. The current structure is designed to explain the initial partitioning screen and then branch off to explain the specifics of each option (Standard Partition, RAID, LVM). It then reconnects in the final section to discuss the common issue of a Recommended Partitioning Scheme. This is arguably more efficient than providing a complete procedure for standard partitions, LVM, and RAID, where much of it would be repetitious. It may also cause confusion for users wanting to use some or all of these partitioning options in the same installation. The RAID and LVM sections are not in a procedural format because the accompanying text explains the options presented in the screenshot, so the linearity of the task is created by the graphic itself. To create a procedure out of these steps (many of which are self-evident) would risk overcomplicating them. As to the partitioning recommendations in your procedure, the Recommended Partitioning Scheme hews closely to them. While it is problematic to place this after the steps explaining how to create partitions, putting it before the Adding Partitions section within 9.15 would further complicate matters because it would provide supplementary information before the primary information. However, the fourth paragraph in "Creating a Custom Layout" does refer readers to the Recommended Partitioning Scheme before the customization screen is explained and partitioning options are broached: "If you have not yet planned how to set up your partitions, refer to Appendix A, An Introduction to Disk Partitions and Section 9.15.5, “Recommended Partitioning Scheme”. At a bare minimum, you need an appropriately-sized root partition, and usually a swap partition appropriate to the amount of RAM you have on the system." So, I feel that the current documentation does feature the steps in the procedure you provided, just not in that form. However, if you feel this doesn't adequately address your concerns, please let me know and I will revisit this. Thanks again, Jack |