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<title>Gentoo LVM2 installation</title> |
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<title>Gentoo LVM2 installation</title> |
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<version>2.7</version> |
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<date>2009-02-10</date> |
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<date>2011-06-16</date> |
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<title>Introduction</title> |
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If you install LVM2 on a currently running system with some spare hard disk |
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space, you will need to enable the LVM2 module (<path>dm-mod</path>). This |
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space, you will need to enable the LVM2 module (<path>dm-mod</path>) in the |
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module is available in <path>gentoo-sources</path>. Compiling your kernel and |
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kernel. This module is available in <path>gentoo-sources</path>. Compiling |
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getting LVM2 to work is covered later in this guide. |
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your kernel and getting LVM2 to work is covered later in this guide. |
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Load the LVM2 <path>dm-mod</path> module. |
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