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NN10265-111 MCS 5100 3.5 Standard 4.0 January 2006

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Partition the hard drive
The following table lists fdisk commands used to partition the hard
drive.

The following procedure assumes a 40 GB hard drive, and includes
partition recommendations.

From the terminal server

1

Select the fdisk option under Disk Setup to partition the hard
drive.

Figure 33 Red Hat: Disk Setup screen

2

Select the only highlighted hard disk present, and select edit.

Command

Description

m

Display a list of available commands.

n

Create a new partition.

p

Print the current partition table.

d

Delete a partition.

t

Change the type of a partition.

w

Write the partition table and exit fdisk.

Disk Setup

Disk Druid is a tool for partitioning and setting
up mount points. It is designed to be easier to use
than Linux's traditional disk partitioning software,
fdisk, as well as more powerful. However, there are
some cases where fdisk may be preferred.

Which tool would you like to use?

Disk Druid

fdisk

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