^ssphinx.addnodesdocument)}( rawsourcechildren]( translations LanguagesNode)}(hhh](h pending_xref)}(hhh]docutils.nodesTextChinese (Simplified)}parenthsba attributes}(ids]classes]names]dupnames]backrefs] refdomainstdreftypedoc reftarget#/translations/zh_CN/admin-guide/ldmmodnameN classnameN refexplicitutagnamehhh ubh)}(hhh]hChinese (Traditional)}hh2sbah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&] refdomainh)reftypeh+ reftarget#/translations/zh_TW/admin-guide/ldmmodnameN classnameN refexplicituh1hhh ubh)}(hhh]hItalian}hhFsbah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&] refdomainh)reftypeh+ reftarget#/translations/it_IT/admin-guide/ldmmodnameN classnameN refexplicituh1hhh ubh)}(hhh]hJapanese}hhZsbah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&] refdomainh)reftypeh+ reftarget#/translations/ja_JP/admin-guide/ldmmodnameN classnameN refexplicituh1hhh ubh)}(hhh]hKorean}hhnsbah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&] refdomainh)reftypeh+ reftarget#/translations/ko_KR/admin-guide/ldmmodnameN classnameN refexplicituh1hhh ubh)}(hhh]hPortuguese (Brazilian)}hhsbah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&] refdomainh)reftypeh+ reftarget#/translations/pt_BR/admin-guide/ldmmodnameN classnameN refexplicituh1hhh ubh)}(hhh]hSpanish}hhsbah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&] refdomainh)reftypeh+ reftarget#/translations/sp_SP/admin-guide/ldmmodnameN classnameN refexplicituh1hhh ubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]current_languageEnglishuh1h hh _documenthsourceNlineNubhsection)}(hhh](htitle)}(h*LDM - Logical Disk Manager (Dynamic Disks)h]h*LDM - Logical Disk Manager (Dynamic Disks)}(hhhhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhhh=/var/lib/git/docbuild/linux/Documentation/admin-guide/ldm.rsthKubh field_list)}(hhh](hfield)}(hhh](h field_name)}(hAuthorh]hAuthor}(hhhhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhhhKubh field_body)}(hAOriginally Written by FlatCap - Richard Russon .h]h paragraph)}(hhh](h0Originally Written by FlatCap - Richard Russon <}(hhhhhNhNubh reference)}(hldm@flatcap.orgh]hldm@flatcap.org}(hhhhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]refurimailto:ldm@flatcap.orguh1hhhubh>.}(hhhhhNhNubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKhhubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKhhhhubh)}(hhh](h)}(h Last Updatedh]h Last Updated}(hjhhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhjhhhKubh)}(h7Anton Altaparmakov on 30 March 2007 for Windows Vista. h]h)}(h6Anton Altaparmakov on 30 March 2007 for Windows Vista.h]h6Anton Altaparmakov on 30 March 2007 for Windows Vista.}(hj1hhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKhj-ubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhjubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhKhhhhubeh}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhhhhhKubh)}(hhh](h)}(hOverviewh]hOverview}(hjThhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhjQhhhhhK ubh)}(hX;Windows 2000, XP, and Vista use a new partitioning scheme. It is a complete replacement for the MSDOS style partitions. It stores its information in a 1MiB journalled database at the end of the physical disk. The size of partitions is limited only by disk space. The maximum number of partitions is nearly 2000.h]hX;Windows 2000, XP, and Vista use a new partitioning scheme. It is a complete replacement for the MSDOS style partitions. It stores its information in a 1MiB journalled database at the end of the physical disk. The size of partitions is limited only by disk space. The maximum number of partitions is nearly 2000.}(hjbhhhNhNubah}(h]h ]h"]h$]h&]uh1hhhhK hjQhhubh)}(hAny partitions created under the LDM are called "Dynamic Disks". There are no longer any primary or extended partitions. Normal MSDOS style partitions are now known as Basic Disks.h]hAny partitions created under the LDM are called “Dynamic Disks”. There are no longer any primary or extended partitions. 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