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Much of this page was originally borrowed heavily from the following pages - they are well worth a read!
Whilst this page was written with the installation of a Ubuntu Server 10.04 LTS in mind, it can also be used for Ubuntu 12.
* http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-ubuntu8.04-lts
* http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-ubuntu8.04-with-software-raid1
 
This page deals with installation of a Ubuntu Server 10.04 in a VM installed on one partition, with the option of using software RAID across two VMDK's.


== Prepare Virtual Machine ==
== Prepare Virtual Machine ==
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# Then select '''Done configuring this partition''' then finally '''Finish partitioning and write changes to disk''', and confirm to '''Write the changes to disks'''
# Then select '''Done configuring this partition''' then finally '''Finish partitioning and write changes to disk''', and confirm to '''Write the changes to disks'''
# Accept the "The kernel was unable to re-read...system will need to restart" complaints for each RAID multidisk, after which the install will continue (note there's a little more to do post install to ensure you can boot using the second disk should the first fail).
# Accept the "The kernel was unable to re-read...system will need to restart" complaints for each RAID multidisk, after which the install will continue (note there's a little more to do post install to ensure you can boot using the second disk should the first fail).
Much of this page was originally borrowed heavily from the following pages - they are well worth a read!
* http://www.howtoforge.com/perfect-server-ubuntu8.04-lts
* http://www.howtoforge.com/how-to-install-ubuntu8.04-with-software-raid1


== Post OS Install Config ==
== Post OS Install Config ==

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