Linux Installation

type in "linux askmethod " and Enter after "boot:" will let installer ask for install method (from CD, harddisk, NFS, FTP or HTTP)

Partition:

Note:

• /etc, /lib, /sbin, /dev and /(root directory) must in one partition.
• swap directory is normally two times of the size of the RAM.
• /boot, /home, /usr, /var, /tmp, /urr/local, /opt could be used as mount points for directory. /boot need no more than 100MB
  

Create software RAID or LVM in Linux installer:

In the partition page of the installer, pressing New button will create a new partition. " In the File system type" chose software RAID or physical volume to setup the special partition. After create software RAID or physical volume, RAID or LVM button can be used to create RAID device or volume group. Moreover when create RAID device, chose physical volume in the file system type will create a physical volume over a RAID device.

Software RAID, RAID principles-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID#Principles
LVM Resource Page http://sourceware.org/lvm2/