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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Most people install {pve} directly on a local disk. The {pve}
 installation CD offers several options for local disk management, and
 the current default setup uses LVM. The installer let you select a
 single disk for such setup, and uses that disk as physical volume for
 installation CD offers several options for local disk management, and
 the current default setup uses LVM. The installer let you select a
 single disk for such setup, and uses that disk as physical volume for

-the **V**olume **G**roup (VG) 'pve'. The following output is from a
+the **V**olume **G**roup (VG) `pve`. The following output is from a

 test installation using a small 8GB disk:
 
 ----
 test installation using a small 8GB disk:
 
 ----


@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ VG:
   swap pve  -wi-ao---- 896.00m     
 ----
 
   swap pve  -wi-ao---- 896.00m     
 ----
 

-root:: Formatted as 'ext4', and contains the operation system.
+root:: Formatted as `ext4`, and contains the operation system.

 
 swap:: Swap partition
 
 
 swap:: Swap partition
 


@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ data:: This volume uses LVM-thin, and is used to store VM
 images. LVM-thin is preferable for this task, because it offers
 efficient support for snapshots and clones.
 
 images. LVM-thin is preferable for this task, because it offers
 efficient support for snapshots and clones.
 

-NOTE: We highly recommend to use a hardware RAID controller (with
-BBU) for such setups. This increases performance, provides redundancy,
-and make disk replacements easier (hot-pluggable).
+Hardware
+~~~~~~~~
+
+We highly recommend to use a hardware RAID controller (with BBU) for
+such setups. This increases performance, provides redundancy, and make
+disk replacements easier (hot-pluggable).
+
+LVM itself does not need any special hardware, and memory requirements
+are very low.
+
+
+Bootloader
+~~~~~~~~~~
+
+We install two boot loaders by default. The first partition contains
+the standard GRUB boot loader. The second partition is an **E**FI **S**ystem
+**P**artition (ESP), which makes it possible to boot on EFI systems.