Disk Partitioning Setup

Partitioning allows you to divide your hard drive into isolated sections, where
each section behaves as its own hard drive. Partitioning is particularly useful
if you run multiple operating systems. If you are not sure how you want your
system to be partitioned.

On this screen you can choose to create the default layout or choose to
manual partition using the 'Create custom layout' option of Disk Druid.

The first three options allow you to perform an automated installation without
having to partition your drive(s) yourself. If you do not feel comfortable with
partitioning your system, it is recommended that you do not choose to create a
custom layout and instead let the installation program partition for you.

You can configure an iSCSI target for installation, or disable a dmraid device
from this screen by clicking on the 'Advanced storage configuration' button.

Warning

The Update Agent downloads updated packages to /var/cache/yum/ by default.
If you partition the system manually, and create a separate /var/ partition, be sure
to create the partition large enough (3.0 GB or more) to download package
updates.

If you receive an error after the Disk Partitioning Setup phase of the installation saying
something similar to: "The partition table on device hda was unreadable. To create
new partitions it must be initialized, causing the loss of ALL DATA on this drive."

You may not have a partition table on that drive or the partition table on the drive
may not be recognizable by the partitioning software used in the installation
program. Users who have used programs such as EZ-BIOS have experienced
similar problems, causing data to be lost (assuming the data was not backed up
before the installation began). No matter what type of installation you areperforming, backups of the existing data on your systems should always be made.

in which case the
individual elements of the dmraid device will appear as separate hard drives. You
can also choose to configure an iSCSI (SCSI over TCP/IP) target. To configure an ISCSI target invoke the 'Configure ISCSI Parameters'
dialog by selecting 'Add ISCSI target' and clicking on the 'Add Drive'
button. Fill in the details for the ISCSI target IP and provide a unique
ISCSI initiator name to identify this system. Click the 'Add target' button to attempt connection to the ISCSI target
using this information.

Please note that you will be able to reattempt with a different ISCSI target IP
should you enter it incorrectly, but in order to change the ISCSI initiator name
you will need to restart the installation.

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