Suggested Partitioning
CAUTION: If you are installing to Promise FastTrak100 TX2, the boot partition and
root partition must be formatted using the ext2 file system.
Disk partitioning will vary depending on the type of services the server will provide.
The amount of swap space required will also vary depending on the amount of RAM
in the system. The following partitioning scheme is given as an example.
1. Select Discard . Press Next.
2. Select Custom partitioning – for experts.
3. Create a boot partition
a. Select Create.
b. Select Primary partition.
c. Set the parameters for the boot partition as follows:
Format (file system): ext2
d. Size: Start: 0
End: +20M
Mount point: /boot
4. Create a swap partition.
a. Select Create.
b. Select Primary partition.
c. Set the parameters for the boot partition as follows:
Format (file system): swap
Size: Start: default
End: 2 x amount of memory in server
Mount point: swap
5. Create a root partition.
a. Select Create.
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