Red Hat LINUX 7.1 - ISERIES Manual page 27

Section 3.8:Partitioning Your System
Figure 3–8 Partitioning with Disk Druid
The partitioning tool used in Red Hat Linux 7.1 is Disk Druid. With the exception of certain esoteric
situations, Disk Druid can handle the partitioning requirements for a typical Red Hat Linux installa-
tion.
3.8.1 Partition Fields
Each line in the
Partitions
fields:
• : A mount point is the location within the directory hierarchy at which a volume
Mount Point
exists; the volume is "mounted" at this location. This field indicates where the partition will be
mounted. If a partition exists, but is not set, then you need to define its mount point. Double-click
on the partition or click the
• : This field displays the partition's device name.
Device
• : This field shows the partition's original size. To redefine the size of a partition, you
Requested
must delete the current partition and recreate it using the
• : This field shows the space currently allocated to the partition.
Actual
• : This field shows the partition's type (for example, Linux Native or DOS).
Type
section represents a disk partition. Each line in this section has five different
button.
Edit
button.
Add
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