This is how I create a partition information file, depending upon the number of disks that I have: In the command section, I use an include: %include /tmp/partinfo And then in %pre, I figure out how many disks I have, and then create /tmp/partinfo using one of two standard schemes that we use in our environment: # Determine how many drives we have set $(list-harddrives) let numd=$#/2 d1=$1 d2=$3 # This is the scheme for two or more drives if [ $numd -ge 2 ] ; then cat << EOF >> /tmp/partinfo part pv.01 --size=1 --grow --fstype=ext3 --ondisk=$d1 volgroup volgrp01 pv.01 part pv.02 --size=1 --grow --fstype=ext3 --ondisk=$d2 volgroup volgrp02 pv.02 logvol / --vgname=volgrp01 --size=10240 --name=slash logvol /var --vgname=volgrp01 --size=8192 --name=var part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=256 --ondisk=$d1 logvol /home --vgname=volgrp02 --size=4096 --name=home logvol /tmp --vgname=volgrp01 --size=2048 --name=tmp part swap --recommended --ondisk=$d1 EOF else # This is the scheme for one drive cat << EOF >> /tmp/partinfo part pv.01 --size=1 --grow --fstype=ext3 --ondisk=$d1 volgroup volgrp01 pv.01 logvol / --vgname=volgrp01 --size=10240 --name=slashlogvol /var --vgname=volgrp01 --size=8192 --name=var part /boot --fstype ext3 --size=256 --ondisk=$d1 logvol /home --vgname=volgrp01 --size=4096 --name=home logvol /tmp --vgname=volgrp01 --size=2048 --name=tmp part swap --recommended --ondisk=$d1 EOF fi You don't have to use native partitions for /boot in RHEL 4. -----Original Message----- From: kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:kickstart-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dario Lesca Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 8:32 AM To: Kickstart List Subject: Use anaconda procedure for partiton and format a new HD Hi, I am new of this list, My first question is: It is possible to use the anaconda procedure (/usr/lib/anaconda/*) to format, patition, and create LVM volumes on a new disk, taking the layout info from a file whit anaconda KS syntax? Something like this: export PYTHONPATH=/usr/lib/anaconda echo " clearpart --all part /boot --fstype ext3 --onpart hda1 part swap --onpart hda2 part pv.3 --noformat --onpart hda3 volgroup Vol0 pv.3 logvol /u --fstype ext3 --name=lvmu --vgname=Vol0 --size=10000.0 logvol /var --fstype ext3 --name=lvmvar --vgname=Vol0 --size=6000.0 logvol / --fstype ext3 --name=lvmroot --vgname=Vol0 --size=4000.0 " | python /tmp/mymkdisk.py /dev/hdb Many thanks for your suggestions.. -- Dario Lesca <d.lesca@xxxxxxxxxx> _______________________________________________ Kickstart-list mailing list Kickstart-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/kickstart-list
