Create an LVM disk with four disks

About this task

Use the following instructions to create an IBM Guardium VM with 4 Hard disks, LSI Logic Parallel SCSI controller, and E1000 network adapter.

Procedure

  1. Click on Edit Settings of the Guardium VM appliance.
  2. Mount a Guardium V10.6 ISO image. Make sure the following items are selected:
    • Connected
    • Connect at Power On
  3. Click VM Options > Boot Options. Select the During the boot, force entry into the BIOS setup screen check box, and click OK.
  4. Power on the Guardium VM.
  5. In the setup screen, select Boot from the menu, and click CD-ROM Drive, and move it to the top.
  6. From the menu, select Exit . Click Exit Saving Changes and press the Enter key.
  7. Select Yes to save configuration changes, and exit. This will start the installation.
  8. In the IBM InfoSphere Guardium Installer, select Custom Partition installation (Graphical Mode).
  9. In the Storage Device Warning dialog, click on Yes, discard any data.
  10. To configure the installation type, select the Use All Space radio button. Then, select the Review and modify partitioning layout check box, and click Next.
  11. Under Data Storage Devices, select all four VMware virtual disks, and then click the right arrow.
  12. Under Install Target Devices, select the first disk for Boot loader, and click Next.
  13. Under LVM Volume groups, select lv_home and click Edit.
  14. In the Edit Logical Volume dialog, click the drop down for Mount Point, and select /var. In the Logical Volume Name text box, enter lv_var. Click ok.
  15. In the Format warnings dialog, click Format.
  16. To start installation, select Install boot loader on /dev/sda and click Next.
    Note: The Guardium VM will reboot when the installation complete.