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Operating Systems Linux Red Hat Hard drive formating Post 302709083 by Fingerz on Tuesday 2nd of October 2012 04:21:36 PM

10-02-2012

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Ok so Swap is the equivalant to Cache for Windows? Very well explained about the mounting makes much better sense now. Ok as far as the hard drive. I finally was able to get rid of all the partition and now the whole disk is unallocated. Im ready to try another install. Just want to clarify a few things. Book says to create a partition for the / one for the swap and an optional one for /boot. Being the LiveMedia cd is 650mb would a 2gb partition be enough. I know with windows I would create a OS partition with plenty of extra room for upgrades and updates and then install all other non-OS programs on a seperate partition. The book recommends 500mb for the /boot partition. Does this partition contain the bootloader and default system settings and is 500mb large enough to handle any changes. Lastly / partition, is this partition automatically where the UNIX OS installs. I have looked alot of this up on the net and seem to get alot of mixed testimonies. Thanks again

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partition(5)							File Formats Manual						      partition(5)

NAME

       partition - display information about the Partition Command Line Interface

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

       This manpage gives a listing and brief description of the commands which are used to manage a partitionable system.
		  |
	Command   |		       Description
       -----------+----------------------------------------------------
       cplxmodify | Modify an existing complex.
		  |
       parconfig  | Provides a recommended nPartition configuration.
		  |
       parcreate  | Create a new partition.
		  |
       parmodify  | Modify an existing partition.
		  |
       parolrad   | Activate and Deactivate cell online.
		  |
       parstatus  | Display partition and available resources informa-
		  | tion for a partitionable system.
		  |
       parremove  | Remove an existing partition.
		  |
       parunlock  | Unlock the Stable Complex  Configuration  Data  or
		  | Partition Configuration Data.
		  |
       fruled	  | Turn attention LEDs on/off for cells, cabinets and
		  | I/O chassis.
		  |
       frupower   | Turn power on/off for cells and I/O chassis.

AUTHOR

       was developed by the Hewlett-Packard Company.

SEE ALSO

       fruled(1),  parstatus(1),  cplxmodify(1M),  frupower(1M),  parconfig(1M),  parcreate(1M),  parmgr(1M),  parmodify(1M),  parolrad(1M),  par-
       remove(1M), parunlock(1M).

       on

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