/boot/efi and Suse Linux Enterprise 11
 

Hi,

I am trying to install Suse Linux Enterprise edition 11 SP2 on a server which has UEFI bios ( quite a latest server).

So when i boot this server with SUSE linux Media,installer creates a partition /boot/efi by default ( type shows as vfat).

I never saw a VFAT partition on linux ( normally raiserfs or ext2 or ext3 for /boot), but this seems different and installer does not allow me to go for any other partition type other than vfat.

When i selected expert partitioning option ( as i have to create some LVM partitions as well ) , there is no vfat option available for /boot/efi so i had to go for FAT.

Questions are:

1. What is the difference between VFAT and FAT?

2. Does FAT a good choice for linux oS like Suse Enterprise ... why they went for FAT for elilo?

3. Is the selection of FAT OK for /boot/efi? I am concerned but does not have any option to go for VFAT ( by the way what is linux partition type number for VFAT)?

Thanks in advance for help

what is telling you it is a fat format ?
the /boot ( sda1) suse11 uses is ext3

i would check to make 100% sure that there are not already formated partitions
or
partitions that YOU did not make
/boot -- ext3
the rest on a server LVM

the default "should " set up a standard everyday server layout

Hi John,

It could not be aalready formatted partition ... becuase i created a new hardware RAID... it is all new setup.

It seems to me that for UEFI enabled systems , Suse is creating /boot/efi partition with VFAT format....and this was quite surprising choice for me...

Please see the link below and kindly let me know what do u think....

http://www.novell.com/support/docume...rnalID=7003263

SUES 11 is a non free os
you have bought and paid for the required support contract

have you asked the novell support seeing as you paid for this