1. OPS235: Week 2 Installing Linux

2. Lab 2 Topics – Part I Lab Time Lab #1 Instructor “Sign-Off”
Required materials for Lab #2
Installing Fedora 13
LVM / Performing Updates

3. Lab 1 Instructor “Sign-Off”
Since these labs build upon each previous lab, students cannot proceed to next lab without instructor checking, and “Signing Off” on the lab.
Follow the instructions at the end of Lab 1 prior to calling the instructor over for checking for “Sign-Off”.
You may have to repeat some parts (like placing image on desktop) since you are working with the Fedora 13 LIVE CD.
Instructor may ask you to re-do parts and show instructor prior to “sign-off”.

4. Preparation for Lab #2 /dev/sda1 - 300MB (primary, Linux Native)
HardDisk (removable drive) – minimum 160 Gb with partitions created from Lab 1.
USB Stick (2 GB or greater)
Fedora 13 Installation DVD.
Lab 2 Log Book, extra paper to make notes.
When Installing Fedora 13, it is important that you properly created the partitions from Lab #1
/dev/sda MB (primary, Linux Native)
/dev/sda2 - the rest of the hard disk (extended)
/dev/sda MB (logical, Linux Native)

5. LVM Stands for Logical Volume Manager
Can be used to have single file system span many hard disks, and allows disk partitions easily resized.
According to Wikipedia, "creates an illusion of continuity and ease-of-use for managing hard-drive replacement, repartitioning, and backups”.
Volume Group 1
Physical Volume
Physical Volume
Directory1
Directory2
Directory3
Logical Volumes

6. LVM
You will be creating Physical Volumes, a Volume Group, and Logical Volumes using LVM within the Fedora 13 installation process...

7. Investigation 1 What is LVM?
Why are we using LVM when installing Fedora 13?
How long did install take?

8. Investigation 2
What are commands to determine how many packages were installed:
grep
rpm
Why would it be important to determine number of applications installed?
What are other commands to get:
Name of host
Kernel version
All Processes running on Linux server
Do you have any ideas why it is useful to determine the name of host and the Linux Kernel version?