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Configuring your disks is really two parts === KVM host ===
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 * where should the KVM host be installed
 * where will you store the KVM guests filesystem images
==== Physical Disks ====
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KVM host {{{
sda 16G
sda1 256M
sda2 15360M
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I have two identical 16G SSD disks. The partition layout is sdb 16G
sdb1 256M
sdb2 15360M
}}}
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`sda 16G
sda1 256M
sda2 15360M
sdb 16G
sdb1 256M
sdb2 15360M`
==== Raid ====
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Raid {{{
md0 raid1 (sda1, sdb1)
md1 raid1 (sda2, sdb2)
}}}
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md0 raid1 sda1 sdb1
md1 raid1 sda2 sdb2
==== Luks ====
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Luks {{{
md1 luks (md1_crypt)
}}}
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md1 luks formatted ==== LVM ====
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LVM {{{
md1_crypt lvm (vg1)
}}}
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md1 is configured as lvm with a volumegroup called vg1 ==== LVM volumes ====
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with two partitons {{{
vg1 root 2G (/dev/vg1/root)
vg1 swap 512M (/dev/vg1/swap)
}}}
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For my system I have two small SSD disks. They are 16G each. I will use those to install the KVM host on. ==== Filesystems and mountpoints ====
{{{
/dev/vg1/root / (btrfs)
/dev/md0 /boot (btrfs)
/dev/vg1/swap (swap)
}}}

KVM host

Physical Disks

sda     16G
sda1   256M
sda2 15360M

sdb     16G
sdb1   256M
sdb2 15360M

Raid

md0 raid1 (sda1, sdb1)
md1 raid1 (sda2, sdb2)

Luks

md1 luks (md1_crypt)

LVM

md1_crypt lvm (vg1)

LVM volumes

vg1 root   2G (/dev/vg1/root)
vg1 swap 512M (/dev/vg1/swap)

Filesystems and mountpoints

/dev/vg1/root /     (btrfs)
/dev/md0      /boot (btrfs)
/dev/vg1/swap       (swap)

None: KVM host disk (last edited 2017-10-10 22:24:17 by shran)