Re: NetBSD 8: Install on an LVM partition

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

moocan2112%yahoo.fr@localhost (moo can) writes:

>Hello,
>I'm trying to install NetBSD 8 using/inside a LVM partition.I would like to=
> be able to resize partition if needed.I come from Linux and always use an =
>LVM for /boot, /, swap, /home, /var

Simple answer, you cannot.

LVM is mostly a userland thing and requires a running system to start. This
forbids at least using LVM for the root but also the standard swap/dump
partitions.

There could be a solution as used for full disk encryption, but I haven't
seen anyone doing this. You can find details (for cgd) at
https://wiki.netbsd.org/security/cgdroot/.

Everything else could be logical volumes, but on a single disk system you
would need to create some hybrid partitioning scheme which is hardly worth
the effort. Using LVM for data disks (including things like /home) works
fine.

Please also note that our LVM only implements a subset. We still lack
a mirror target, so LVM raid or even just moving LVs online is not yet
supported.

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