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dell utility partition R620 poweredge
Hello,
we are installing some R620 dell servers with sles 11 autoyast.
After the OS installation some of the servers have a dell utility partition but others don't have it.
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 63 80324 40131 de Dell Utility
/dev/sda2 81920 4288511 2103296 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda3 * 4288512 780140543 387926016 83 Linux
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 2048 4208639 2103296 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda2 * 4208640 780140543 387965952 83 Linux
Who is creating this partition? Why some servers have it and others doesn't?
Thanks and BR/
DELL-Chris H
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December 3rd, 2014 04:00
Cpalomo,
The reason that some have it and others don't is this. When the servers OS is installed at the factory, or it is installed using one of the Dell install disks, it will create the Utility Partition. If the OS was installed as a bare metal install, or with the media alone, it will not install the Utility Partition.
Let me know if this helps answer your question.
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December 3rd, 2014 07:00
A bare metal install is the basic configuration plus the OS. Now with the term media only, what I meant is the OS install Media is all that you are using for the OS install, without the use of any Dell OS install disks (Such as Build and Update Utility).
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December 3rd, 2014 07:00
Hi,
thanks for your answer.
What do you mean by "bare metal install" and "with the media alone"?
BR/
Cristina.