ProLiant ML150 Server NOS - (English) Installation and Software Guide

Installing Red Hat Linux 9.0 Professional
4. Create at minimum 3 new partitions for the Linux installation as follows:
Table 4-1: Partitions for Linux Installation
Mount Point Partition Type Size
/boot Boot Partition Ext3 100Mb
/ Root Partition Ext3 2Gb+
swap Swap Partition swap 2xRAM size
5. Click New.
a. For Mount point, enter
/boot.
b. Be sure File System Type: is set to ext3.
c. Under Allowable Drives, be sure only your boot device is selected. If you do
not, you may end up with an installation that spans multiple drives.
d. Set “Size (MB)” to 100.
e. Be sure Additional Size Options is set to Fixed Size.
f. Select Force to be a primary partition.
g. Click OK.
6. Click New.
a. Change the File System Type to swap.
b. Be sure that only your boot device is selected under Allowable Drives.
c. Set Size (MB) to the following formula: size = (RAM in system) x 2.
d. Be sure “Additional Size Options” is set to Fixed Size.
e. Select Force to be a primary partition.
f. Click OK.
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