diff --git a/source/openpower/volumes.rst b/source/openpower/volumes.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2657404 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/openpower/volumes.rst @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +Interacting with Volumes on OpenPOWER +===================================== + +Each Operating System interacts with the volumes attached to it in various ways. +The most common ways to interact with volumes are through packaged programs such +as ``fdisk``, ``mount``/``umount``, and other LVM commands. Alongside these packages, +there are other packages that are necessary to view and allow the system to properly +interact with the volumes that the user is attempting to manipulate. + +Volumes on ppc64 and ppc64le +---------------------------- + +One of the most crucial packages for actually being able to use volumes on POWER platform is +``ppc64-diag``. + +The following is a table showing which images on `OSL's OpenStack POWER cluster`__ have this +package pre-installed: + +.. __: https://openpower-controller.osuosl.org + +.. csv-table:: + :header: "OS", "``ppc64-diag``" + :widths: 12, 15 + + "Debian", "no" + "CentOS", "yes" + "Ubuntu", "no" + "Fedora", "yes" + "OpenSUSE", "no" + +For some distributions, ``ppc64-diag`` is not available in the stable repository. For example: +for Debian, ``ppc64-diag`` only exists in the *"stretch"* packages, and for OpenSUSE, +``ppc64-diag`` is only available in the *"Tumbleweed"* packages. So if you are running an +older version of Debian or OpenSUSE such as *"jessie"* or *"Leap"*, you will need to install +``ppc64-diag`` from another, potentially unstable version.