Partitioning with fdisk

This section applies only if you chose to use fdisk to partition your system. If are not using fdisk, please skip to the Section called Disk Partitioning for automatic partitioning or the Section called Partitioning Your System for partitioning with Disk Druid.

If you prefer to use fdisk, there are some rules you must follow.

• The root partition must be the first partition on the first disk.

• If *NWSSTG IPL is to be used, the first disk must have a primary partition of type PReP Boot, marked bootable (active). The PReP Boot partition should be 8 MB.

	Caution
	Unless you have previously used fdisk and understand how it works, we do not recommend that you use it. Disk Druid is easier to understand than fdisk. To exit fdisk, click Back to return to the previous screen, deselect fdisk, and then click Next.

If you have chosen to use fdisk, the next screen will prompt you to select a drive to partition using fdisk.

Once you have chosen which drive to partition, you will be presented with the fdisk command screen. If you do not know what command to use, type [m] at the prompt for help.

When you are finished making partitions, type [w] to save your changes and quit. You will be taken back to the original fdisk screen where you can choose to partition another drive or continue with your installation.

	Note
	None of the changes you make take effect until you save them and exit fdisk using the w command. You can quit fdisk at any time without saving changes using the q command.

	Caution
	Unlike and Intel system, an iSeries Linux partition should be booted from a PReP Boot partition. The PReP Boot partition must be created and be made active with the a option. Failure to do so may leave the resulting system unbootable, even if the installation completes successfully.

After you have partitioned your drive(s), click Next. Then you will need to use Disk Druid to assign mount points to the partitions you just created with fdisk.

You will not be able to add new partitions using Disk Druid, but you will be able to edit mount points for the partitions you have already created.

For each partition you created with fdisk, click on the Edit button, choose the appropriate mount point for that partition from the pulldown menu, and click on OK.