10.4. Example: create a drive link

This section shows how to create a drive link with EVMS:

Example 10-1. Create a drive link
Create a new drive link consisting of sde4 and hdc2, and call it "dl."

10.4.1. Using the EVMS GUI

To create the drive link using the GUI, follow these steps:

Select Actions->Create->Feature Object to see a list of EVMS features.
Select Drive Linking Feature.
Click Next.
Click the objects you want to compose the drive link: sde4 and hdc2.
Click Next.
Type dl in the "name" field
Click Create.
The last dialog window presents the free space object you selected as well as the available configuration options for that object.

Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps to create a drive link with the GUI context sensitive menu:

From the Available Objects tab, right click sde4.
Click Create Feature Object...
Continue creating the drive link beginning with step 2 of the GUI instructions. In step 4, sde4 is selected for you. You can also select hdc2.

10.4.2. Using Ncurses

To create the drive link, follow these steps:

Select Actions->Create->Feature Object to see a list of EVMS features.
Select Drive Linking Feature.
Activate Next.
Use spacebar to select the objects you want to compose the drive link from: sde4 and hdc2.
Activate Next.
Press spacebar to edit the Name field.
Type dl at the "::" prompt. Press Enter.
Activate Create.

Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps to create a drive link with the context sensitive menu:

From the Available Objects view, press Enter on sde4.
Activate the Create Feature Object menu item.
Continue creating the drive link beginning with step 4 of the Ncurses instructions. sde4 will be pre-selected. You can also select hdc2.

10.4.3. Using the CLI

Use the create command to create a drive link through the CLI. You pass the "object" keyword to the create command, followed by the plug-in and its options, and finally the objects.

To determine the options for the plug-in you are going to use, issue the following command:

query: plugins, plugin=DriveLink, list options

Now construct the create command, as follows:

create: object, DriveLink={Name=dl}, sde4, hdc2