NetWare partitions can be created on any hard drive and can coexist with other partitions such as DOS, Windows* NT* UNIX*. Disk space not assigned to NetWare partitions can be used for the Novell Storage Services file system.
When there is a DOS partition on the drive, it should always be the first partition. The NetWare partition should always be the last partition on the drive.
You can have as many as four partitions on the same drive, including multiple NetWare partitions.
If you have partitions from previous versions of NetWare that you are no longer using, you can delete them and create a new NetWare partition. (See Deleting NetWare Partitions for more information.)
WARNING: When creating a disk partition, never specify a partition size larger than the actual size of the disk. If you specify a larger size, NetWare will eventually try to use the excess disk space. When it determines there is no corresponding disk location, it deactivates the volume stored on the disk.
For instructions on creating partitions, see Creating a Partition in the Novell Storage Services Administration Guide.