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yast2-storage-ng is a reimplementation of the YaST storage module(yast2-storage) based on the also reimplemented library for storage manager(libstorage-ng).

This module contains essentially three parts:

• YaST Expert Partitioner: a powerful tool capable of actions such ascreating partitions and filesystems or configuring LVM and software RAID.

• Storage Proposal: Based on the existing storage setup of a system proposes astorage layout for a new installation. Useful in two cases:

  • During a normal installation, offering a user interface to influence andinspect the result before it's written to the disks.
  • During auto-installation honoring thepartitioning section of theAutoYaST profile.

• Code for the YaST installation workflow and support functions for the abovementioned components and for other YaST modules, organized into the Y2StorageRuby namespace. That includes:

  • A thin wrapper on top of several of the classes provided by thelibstorage-ng Ruby bindings,like Devicegraph, Disk, etc. Check the libstorage-ng documentation forinformation about the philosophy and general usage and checkthedocumentation of the Y2Storagenamespacefor details about the wrapper classes.
  • Additional YaST-specific functionality.

Check thestatus of already implemented and still missingfunctionality.

The/doc directory of this repository contains some files with informationthat can be very useful as starting point for those willing to modify orconfigure this YaST module.

• y2partitioner_namespaces.md High level viewon how the code of the Partitioner is organized into classes and namespaces.
• old_and_new_proposal.md Comparison of the newGuided Proposal with the old method. The document also includes a referenceabout how to configure the Guided Proposal per product/role.
• proposal.md High level view on how the code of the GuidedProposal is organized into classes and namespaces. Slightly outdated but stilluseful.
• autoyast.md An outdated but still useful documentexplaining how the AutoYaST support was implemented based on theinfrastructure of the Guided Proposal.
• boot-requirements.md An auto-generated formaldocument describing the boot requirements honored by the Guided Proposal, sothe functionality of the code can be validated by booting experts.
• boot-partition.md A raw collection of notes takenduring interviews with several booting experts, used as a reference toimplement the Guided Proposal.
• fake-devicegraphs-yaml-format.md Ahigh level view of the format used to represent a libstorage-ng devicegraph inthe yast-storage-ng test suite.
• installer-hacks.md See the status document (linkedabove) for details.
• designing-proposal-settings-ui.mdThe document that was used as a base for discussion when defining the userinterface of the Guided Setup. Kept in the repository just for historicreference.
• sle15_features_in_partitioner.md Thedocument that was used as a base for discussion when adding new features tothe Partitioner. Kept in the repository just for historic reference.