LVM2 installation ================= 1) Install device-mapper Ensure the device-mapper has been installed on the machine. The device-mapper should be in the kernel (look for 'device-mapper' messages in the kernel logs) and /usr/include/libdevmapper.h should be present. The device-mapper is available from: ftp://ftp.sistina.com/pub/LVM2/device-mapper/ 2) Generate custom makefiles. Run the 'configure' script from the top directory. If you do not have GNU readline (http://www.gnu.org/directory/readline.html) installed use ./configure --disable-readline 3) Build and install LVM2. Run 'make install' from the top directory. 4) Create a configuration file