10.2. Example: create a region
This section tells how to create a region with EVMS by
providing instructions to help you complete the following task.
Example 10-1. Create "Sample Region"
Given the container "Sample Container," which has a freespace region of
8799 MB, create a data region 1000 MB in size named "Sample Region."
10.2.1. Using the EVMS GUI
To create a region, follow these steps:
Select
->->
Select
the . Click Next.
 | NOTE |
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| | You might
see additional region managers that were
not in the selection list when you were creating the storage container
because not all region
managers are required to support containers. |
Select the freespace region from
the container you created in
Chapter 9.
Verify that the region is named
lvm/Sample Container/Freespace.
Click Next.
The fields in the next window are the options for the
LVM Region Manager plug-in, the options marked with an "*" are required.
Fill in the name, Sample Region.
Enter 1000MB in the size field.
Click the
Create button to complete the
operation. A window opens to display the outcome.
Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps for creating a region with the GUI context sensitive menu:
From the tab, right click
lvm/Sample Container/Freespace.
Click Create Region.
Continue beginning with step 4 of the GUI instructions.
10.2.2. Using Ncurses
To create a region, follow these steps:
Select
->->.
Select the
. Activate Next.
Select the freespace
region from the container you created
earlier in Chapter 9. Verify that
the region is named
lvm/Sample Container/Freespace.
Scroll to the Name field, and press
spacebar.
Type Sample Region at the "::" prompt.
Press Enter.
Scroll to the size field,
and press spacebar.
Type 1000MB at the "::" prompt.
Press Enter.
Activate Create.
Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps for creating a region with the
context sensitive menu:
From the Storage Regions view, press Enter on
lvm/Sample Container/Freespace.
Activate the menu item.
Continue beginning with step 4 of the Ncurses instructions.
10.2.3. Using the CLI
Create regions with the Create
command. Arguments to the Create command are
the following: keyword Region, the name of the
region manager to use, the region managers
options, and the objects to consume. The form of this command is:
Create:region, LvmRegMgr={name="Sample Region", size=1000MB},
"lvm/Sample Container/Freespace" |
The LVM Region Manager supports many
options for creating regions. To see the
available options for creating regions and
containers, use the following Query:
query:plugins,plugin=LvmRegMgr,list options |
