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part raid.13 --size 2000 --asprimary --ondrive=hda
part raid.14 --size 8000 --ondrive=hda
part raid.15 --size 1 --grow --ondrive=hda
part raid.21 --size 1000 --asprimary --ondrive=hdc
part raid.22 --size 1000 --asprimary --ondrive=hdc
part raid.23 --size 2000 --asprimary --ondrive=hdc
part raid.24 --size 8000 --ondrive=hdc
part raid.25 --size 1 --grow --ondrive=hdc
# You can add --spares=x
raid / --fstype ext3 --device md0 --level=RAID1 raid.11 raid.21
raid /safe --fstype ext3 --device md1 --level=RAID1 raid.12 raid.22
raid swap --fstype swap --device md2 --level=RAID1 raid.13 raid.23
raid /usr --fstype ext3 --device md3 --level=RAID1 raid.14 raid.24
raid pv.01 --fstype ext3 --device md4 --level=RAID1 raid.15 raid.25
# LVM configuration so that we can resize /var and /usr/local later
volgroup sysvg pv.01
logvol /var --vgname=sysvg --size=8000 --name=var
logvol /var/freespace --vgname=sysvg --size=8000 --name=freespacetouse
logvol /usr/local --vgname=sysvg --size=1 --grow --name=usrlocal
This advanced example implements LVM over RAID, as well as the ability to resize various directories
for future growth.
31.5. Package Select ion
Warning — @Everything is not supported
You can use a kickstart file to install every available package by specifying @Everything or
simply * in the %packages section. Red Hat does not support this type of installation.
Moreover, using a kickstart file in this way will introduce package and file conflicts onto the
installed system. Packages known to cause such problems are assigned to the @Conflicts
group. If you specify @Everything in a kickstart file, be sure to exclude @Conflicts or the
installation will fail:
@Everything
-@Conflicts
Note that Red Hat does not support the use of @Everything in a kickstart file, even if you
exclude @Conflicts.
Use the %packages command to begin a kickstart file section that lists the packages you would like
to install (this is for installations only, as package selection during upgrades is not supported).
Packages can be specified by group or by individual package name, including with globs using the
asterisk. The installation program defines several groups that contain related packages. Refer to the
variant/repodata/comps-*.xml file on the first Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD-ROM for a list of
groups. Each group has an id, user visibility value, name, description, and package list. In the
package list, the packages marked as mandatory are always installed if the group is selected, the
packages marked default are selected by default if the group is selected, and the packages marked
optional must be specifically selected even if the group is selected to be installed.
Available groups vary slightly between different variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, but include:
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