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Section 2.5:Which Installation Class is Best For You?
not perform a custom-class installation without reading through this manual and clarifying any ques-
tions you may have.
• Selecting and Installing Packages — This step is performed after your partitions have been con-
figured and selected for formatting. You are allowed to select groups of packages, individual
packages, a combination of the two, or choose an
• Authentication Configuration — During a custom-class installation, you can set up network pass-
words using authentication configuration.
Choosing between automatic or manual partitioning is an important choice. In choosing automatic
partitioning, a custom-class installation erases all disk storage related to that Linux LPAR and re-al-
locates the space to the following partitions:
• A 64 MB swap partition.
• An 8 MB PReP Boot partition in which the Linux kernel or the boot loader resides.
• A variable-sized root partition (mounted as /) in which all other files are stored (the exact size of
this partition is dependent on your available disk space).
In choosing manual partitioning, you have more control and can preserve portions of existing disks
(hard disk partitions). This can be a strong reason to choose manual partitioning within a custom-class
installation when performing a reinstall of an iSeries Linux Logical partition installation.
install.
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