[BlueOnyx:18623] Tips for large disk installation

[Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet]

We are setting up a customer with a BlueOnyx server with 10TB of disk.

Obviously, this large an installation presents some issues.   We've done 
some trial and error without a lot of luck so far and wondered if anyone 
else has been down this road with success.

What we've tried:
5208R, normal install:  Installer appears to timeout on formatting /home

5208R, small install:  Installer just hangs on creating partitions

5208R, expert install: Went through all the motions, and got an OS 
installed, but there was no BlueOnyx included.


What I am considering next is loading up a small drive on the server and 
installing BlueOnyx on it as I would normally.   Then after the 
installation, move /home/.sites to the 10TB array.

Of course, I'll have to partition & format that array first.

That doesn't seem too tricky as we've certainly moved /home or 
/home/.sites on servers before that had become disk-bound.   It's an old 
kludge.

Ideas are welcomed with appreciation.
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Chris Gebhardt
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