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Caution
If you have a RAID card, be aware that some firmware do not support booting from the RAID card.
In cases such as these, the
array, such as on a separate hard drive. This is the case PReP on iSeries systems.
A partition (350 MB - 5.0 GB) — this is where "
• root
setup, all files (except those stored in
A 350 MB partition allows you to install a minimal installation, while a 5.0 GB root partition lets
you perform a full installation, choosing all package groups.
A partition (3.0 GB or larger) — the
• /var/
written. This includes spool directories and files, administrative and logging data, and transient
and temporary files. Updates that are applied to Red Hat Enterprise Linux are written to
/var/spool/update/
your system.

2.15.5. Adding Partitions

To add a new partition, select the New button. A dialog box appears (refer to Figure 2-15).
Note
You must dedicate at least two partitions for this installation, and optionally more. For more informa-
tion, refer to Appendix C An Introduction to Disk Partitions.
Figure 2-15. Creating a New Partition
Mount Point: Enter the partition's mount point. For example, if this partition should be the root
•
partition, enter /; enter /boot for the /boot partition, and so on. You can also use the pull-down
menu to choose the correct mount point for your partition.
File System Type: Using the pull-down menu, select the appropriate file system type for this parti-
•
tion. For more information on file system types, refer to Section 2.15.5.1 File System Types.
Allowable Drives: This field contains a list of the hard disks installed on your system. If a hard
•
disk's box is highlighted, then a desired partition can be created on that hard disk. If the box is
partition must be created on a partition outside of the RAID
/boot/
) are on the root partition.
/boot
and require approximately 1.0 GB of disk space available when updating
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" (the root directory) is located. In this
/
partition is where variable data files are
/var/