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Partitioning
An interesting detail of the Oracle Linux installation is the somewhat belated option to choose a partitioning layout.
Again this section assumes you have chosen “basic storage devices.” The initial screen offers you a number of options
to install Oracle Linux exclusively or in conjunction with other operating systems.
Oracle database servers are not normally configured for dual-booting with non-Linux systems. A planned
upgrade of Oracle Linux 5 (or another Linux distribution) to Oracle Linux 6 however is a valid reason for a dual-boot
configuration. Before beginning the partitioning of your server be sure to create backups of any data you want to
preserve. Please bear in mind that mistakes do happen! After the changes you are making on the following screen are
written to disk, previously existing partitions may irrevocably be lost!
Whichever option you select from the list of available options, it is recommended to enable the check box labeled
“Review and modify partitioning layout” which takes you to the screen shown in Figure
5-3
to fine-tune the setup for a
single-boot configuration with Oracle Linux 6.4 as the only installed operating system.
Figure 5-3.
Configuring the storage layout for Oracle Linux 6
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