Installation guide

Chapter 4. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 33
Tip
If your hard drive is more than 1024 cylinders (and your system was manufactured more than two
years ago), you may need to create a /boot/ partition if you want the / (root) partition to use all
of the remaining space on your hard drive.
Tip
If you have a RAID card, be aware that some BIOSes do not support booting from the RAID card.
In cases such as these, the /boot/ partition must be created on a partition outside of the RAID
array, such as on a separate hard drive.
• A root partition (500 MB - 5.0 GB) — this is where "/" (the root directory) is located. In this
setup, all files (except those stored in /boot) are on the root partition.
A 500 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.
4.16.5. Adding Partitions
To add a new partition, select the New button. A dialog box appears (refer to Figure 4-13).
Note
You must dedicate at least one partition for this installation, and optionally more. For more information,
refer to Appendix D An Introduction to Disk Partitions.
Figure 4-13. Creating a New Partition