Linux allows you to have four primary partitions per hard disk. The Access Gateway Appliance requires a swap partition, a cache object store (COS) partition, and a root partition. For a machine with a large hard disk (100 GB or larger), we recommend creating the following partitions:
Table 6-1 Access Gateway Appliance Partitions
To create your custom partitions:
From the Installation Settings page, click Step 11.)
, then select . (SeeThis page lists the partition settings as currently proposed.
Select
, then click .(Conditional) If the installation program discovers any existing partitions, select the hard disk, click
, then confirm the deletion of the partitions.Create a root partition as follows:
Click
, select the primary or extended partition, then click .Fill in the following fields:
Format: Make sure that
is selected.You must format the partition after you have modified the partition size during installation.
File system: Select
for the type.Custom Size: Specify a value.
Mount Point: Select
.Click
.Create a swap partition as follows:
Select the hard drive, click
, select the primary or extended partition, then click .Fill in the following fields:
Format: Make sure that
is selected.File system: Select
for the type.Custom Size: Specify a value.
Mount Point: Leave the default value of
.Click
.Create a var partition as follows:
Select the hard drive, click
, select the primary or extended partition, then click .Fill in the following fields:
Format: Make sure that
is selected.File system: Select
for the type.Custom Size: Specify a value.
Mount Point: Select
.Click
.Create a COS partition that uses the remaining space on the hard disk:
Select the hard drive, click
, select the primary or extended partition, then click .Fill in the following fields:
Do Not Format Partition: Select this option.
File system ID: Specify
as the ID.Custom Size: Accept the default value for the
cylinder value.Do not Mount the Partition: Select this option.
Click
.Click
to create partitions with the specified values.In the installation Summary page, verify that the partitions you specified are listed, then continue with Step 12.