Linux OS Disk Drive Considerations

Linux must be installed on an empty hard drive that contains no partitions or data. If the hard drive contains partitions, delete the partitions before installing the Linux OS.

The following table provides the partitioning information for the management server, based on the minimum requirement of a 72–gigabyte hard drive.

Table 3–2 Linux-based Management Server Partitioning

Partition	Size
/boot	102 Mbytes
swap	Two to three times system total RAM, or 4 Gbytes, whichever is greater
/	All remaining space

If your hard drive is larger than 72 Gbytes:

• Do not change the assigned space for swap.

• Allocate the space shown above for /boot.

• Allocate the remaining space to / (root).