5.6

Table Of Contents
Option Description
Operating
System
Supported
File System
swa-
p
/boo-
t
/
/home, /tmp, /usr, /var,
/usr/local
xfs,
jfs
xfs,
jfs
Volume
Group Name
Type the name of the logical group.
For example, VolGroup00. You can specify only one volume group on the
target machines. You may add volume groups after the OS distribution is
installed.
The volume names must meet specific criteria.
n
When naming volumes, you can use letters, digits, ., or _. Spaces are not
allowed.
n
The name limit 16 characters.
n
If you assign a volume name, you must assign a volume group name.
n
(SLES only) You can assign only one volume group when partitioning the
disk.
n
(RHEL 5.x and 6.0, and SLES 10.3 and 11.1 only) You cannot use /boot as part
of the volume group name.
Add Click to add the configuration data to the Custom Volume Plan list.
Custom
Volume Plan
list
Displays the disk configuration data.
Grow
partition to
use all
remaining
space
Select the option to allow the logical volume to fill available space up to the
maximum size specified for the volume.
You can select the option for only one partition.
If you select this option, you can specify a Volume Size of 0MB.
Remove Click to delete the selected row from the custom volume plan list.
12. On the Confirmation page, click Finish.
The OS Provisioning Server starts jobs for each of the selected target machines. Each job creates a
configured session for the specified machines. The configured session includes information about the
target machine, the OS distribution, the configuration information for the selected combination of
target machine and operating system, and the VCM Agent.
13. Reboot the target machines.
You must cycle the power on the machines either manually or using a remote administration
mechanism. The machines must be configured to network boot from the OS Provisioning Server,
which identifies the configured session that is waiting and the installation begins. If the session does
not exist, then the target machine remains provisionable and is not provisioned until a session is
created and the target machine is rebooted.
Provisioning Physical or Virtual Machine Operating Systems
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