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>Chapter 9. Creating regions</TD
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>9.2. Example: create a region</H1
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>This section tells how to create a region with EVMS by
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providing instructions to help you complete the following task.</P
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>Example 9-1. Create "Sample Region"</B
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>Given the container "Sample Container," which has a freespace region of
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8799 MB, create a data region 1000 MB in size named "Sample Region."</P
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>9.2.1. Using the EVMS GUI</H2
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><P
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>To create a region, follow these steps:
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<P
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TYPE="1"
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>Select
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<SPAN
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>Actions</SPAN
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>-><SPAN
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CLASS="guimenuitem"
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>Create</SPAN
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>-><SPAN
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CLASS="guimenuitem"
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>Region</SPAN
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>
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</P
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><LI
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>Select
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the <SPAN
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CLASS="guisubmenu"
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>LVM Region
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Manager</SPAN
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>. Click <SPAN
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CLASS="guibutton"
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>Next</SPAN
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>.</P
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>You might
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see additional region managers that were
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not in the selection list when you were creating the storage container
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because not all region
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managers are required to support containers.</P
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><LI
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>Select the freespace region from
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the container you created in
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<A
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HREF="evmscreatecont.html"
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>Chapter 8</A
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Verify that the region is named
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<TT
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CLASS="filename"
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>lvm/Sample Container/Freespace</TT
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>.
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Click <SPAN
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CLASS="guibutton"
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>Next</SPAN
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>.</P
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>The fields in the next window are the options for the
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LVM Region Manager plug-in, the options marked with an "*" are required. </P
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><LI
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>Fill in the name, <TT
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CLASS="userinput"
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>Sample Region</B
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></TT
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>.</P
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><LI
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>Enter <TT
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CLASS="userinput"
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><B
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>1000MB</B
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></TT
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> in the <SPAN
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CLASS="guilabel"
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>size</SPAN
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> field.</P
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><LI
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>Click the
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<SPAN
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CLASS="guibutton"
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>Create</SPAN
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> button to complete the
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operation. A window opens to display the outcome.</P
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</P
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>Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps for creating a region with the GUI context sensitive menu:</P
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>From the <SPAN
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CLASS="guimenuitem"
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>Regions</SPAN
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> tab, right click
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<TT
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CLASS="filename"
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>lvm/Sample Container/Freespace</TT
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>Click <SPAN
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CLASS="guibutton"
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>Create Region</SPAN
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>.</P
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>Continue beginning with step 4 of the GUI instructions.</P
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>9.2.2. Using Ncurses</H2
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>To create a region, follow these steps:
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>Select
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<SPAN
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CLASS="guimenu"
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>Actions</SPAN
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>-><SPAN
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CLASS="guimenuitem"
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>Create</SPAN
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>-><SPAN
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CLASS="guimenuitem"
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>Region</SPAN
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>.</P
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></LI
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>Select the
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<SPAN
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CLASS="guimenuitem"
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>LVM Region
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Manager</SPAN
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>. Activate <B
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>Next</B
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>Select the freespace
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region from the container you created
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earlier in <A
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HREF="evmscreatecont.html"
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>Chapter 8</A
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>. Verify that
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the region is named
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<TT
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CLASS="filename"
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>lvm/Sample Container/Freespace</TT
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>.</P
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>Scroll to the <SPAN
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CLASS="guilabel"
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>Name</SPAN
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> field, and press
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<B
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CLASS="keycap"
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>spacebar</B
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>Type <TT
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>Sample Region</B
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></TT
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> at the "::" prompt.
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Press <B
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CLASS="keycap"
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>Enter</B
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>.</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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>Scroll to the <SPAN
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CLASS="guilabel"
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>size</SPAN
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> field,
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and press <B
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CLASS="keycap"
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>spacebar</B
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>.</P
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></LI
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><LI
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>Type <TT
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CLASS="userinput"
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>1000MB</B
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></TT
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> at the "::" prompt.
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Press <B
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CLASS="keycap"
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>Enter</B
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>.</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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>Activate <SPAN
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CLASS="guibutton"
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>Create</SPAN
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>.</P
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></LI
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>
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</P
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><P
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>Alternatively, you can perform some of the steps for creating a region with the
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context sensitive menu:</P
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><P
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></P
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><OL
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TYPE="1"
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><LI
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><P
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>From the Storage Regions view, press <B
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CLASS="keycap"
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>Enter</B
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> on
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<TT
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CLASS="filename"
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>lvm/Sample Container/Freespace</TT
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>.</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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>Activate the <SPAN
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CLASS="guimenuitem"
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>Create Region</SPAN
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> menu item.</P
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><LI
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>Continue beginning with step 4 of the Ncurses instructions.</P
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>9.2.3. Using the CLI</H2
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>Create regions with the <B
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>Create</B
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command. Arguments to the <B
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>Create </B
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>command are
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the following: keyword Region, the name of the
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region manager to use, the region managers
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options, and the objects to consume. The form of this command is:</P
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>The LVM Region Manager supports many
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options for creating regions. To see the
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available options for creating regions and
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containers, use the following <B
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