s4s_partitioning.xml

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 <title>Partitioning</title>

 <para>
  &sles4sap; creates the partitioning table in two stages:
 </para>
 <orderedlist>
  <listitem>
   <para>
    <xref linkend="sec-s4s-partition-os" xrefstyle="select:title"/> (during
    the installation of the operating system)
   </para>
  </listitem>
  <listitem>
   <para>
    <xref linkend="sec-s4s-partition-sap" xrefstyle="select:title"/> (during
    the installation of the &sap; product)
   </para>
  </listitem>
 </orderedlist>

 <sect2 xml:id="sec-s4s-partition-os">
  <title>Partitioning for the Operating System (stage 1)</title>

  <para>
   During the installation of the operating system, partitions for the
   operating system are created.
  </para>

  <para>
   A logical volume group (LVG) named <literal>/dev/system</literal> will be
   created. This LVG contains two logical volumes (LVs):
  </para>

  <itemizedlist>
   <listitem>
    <para>
     <filename>/dev/system/root</filename>: by default 60 GB to account for
     the operating system and &sap; media
    </para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>
     <filename>/dev/system/swap</filename>: by default 2 GB, avoid setting a
     smaller size.  See also <citetitle>SAP Note 1984787: SUSE Linux Enterprise
     Server 12: Installation notes</citetitle>
     (<link xlink:href="&sapnoteaddress;1984787"/>).
    </para>
   </listitem>
  </itemizedlist>
  <para>
   Additionally, a <filename>boot</filename> or UEFI partition will be created
   as necessary.
  </para>

 </sect2>

 <sect2 xml:id="sec-s4s-partition-sap">
  <title>Partitioning for the &sap; System (stage 2)</title>

  <para>
   The partitioning for the &sap; system can be created by:
  </para>
  <itemizedlist>
   <listitem>
    <para>
     The &sapwiz; (see <xref linkend="sec-s4s-install-sap-product"/>).
    </para>
   </listitem>
   <listitem>
    <para>
     Using &yast; on the command line
     (see <xref linkend="sec-partition-command"/>).
    </para>
   </listitem>
  </itemizedlist>
  <para>
   This part of the partitioning can only be created after the operating
   system has been installed. That means the partitions are created either in
   the installation workflow after the reboot or in the running system.
  </para>
  <para>
   Depending on the product you are installing and your particular use case,
   the amount of hard disk space necessary can vary.
  </para>
  <para>
   For information on partitioning for the &sap; system using &ay;, see
   <xref linkend="app-s4s-autoyast-partition"/>.
  </para>
 </sect2>
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