centos

draeath · 12-14-2010, 06:09 AM

Does anyone know of a way to tell the CentOS installer -not- to use LVM in a kickstart?

We've been using a system that lets us define which particular drives to use during the installation as part of our deployment system. This does not work now that LVM is the 'default' in CentOS.

I've looked over the options and I see how to FORCE particular LVM configurations, but I see no way to just turn it off.

Does anyone know how to do this?

acid_kewpie · 12-14-2010, 06:45 AM

Sure, you just don't use them.

Code:

clearpart --all --initlabel
part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=100
part /     --fstype ext3 --size=1024 --grow

etc.

draeath · 12-14-2010, 07:50 AM

I'll have to clarify with the techs that saw the problem then, as our ks is being put together like this (for example):

clearpart --drives=sda --initlabel
part swap --recommended --ondisk=sda --asprimary
part / --size=5120 --ondisk=sda --asprimary
part /usr --size=20480 --ondisk=sda
part /var --size=51200 --ondisk=sda
part /tmp --size=1024 --ondisk=sda
part /home --size=1 --grow --ondisk=sda

I don't see LVM in that either, so...

Thanks for looking at this acid_kewpie!

chickenjoy · 12-14-2010, 08:12 AM

Haven't had much exposure to ks files but wouldn't obtaining the KS file from a test installation with the desired partitions be a great place to start?

draeath · 12-14-2010, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chickenjoy

Haven't had much exposure to ks files but wouldn't obtaining the KS file from a test installation with the desired partitions be a great place to start?

We're using Cobbler actually. The ks is actually generated by a URL that is edited on the PXE line to suite the installation instance (IP, partitions, etc). I think I've gotten some bad/weird info actually, since the KS generated when I looked was correct and did specify non-LVM partitions.

acid_kewpie · 12-14-2010, 08:43 AM

well I'm literally actaully right now writing a centos 5.5 kickstart on cobbler, that was actually taken from the script, no sign of LVM anywhere. Are you referring to CentOS 6? Not even in beta yet is it?

draeath · 12-14-2010, 09:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by acid_kewpie

well I'm literally actaully right now writing a centos 5.5 kickstart on cobbler, that was actually taken from the script, no sign of LVM anywhere. Are you referring to CentOS 6? Not even in beta yet is it?

Well, like I said I don't think I have a valid issue. If I get something usable I'll post back and we can go from there

(yea, it would have been 5.5)