The configuration of the system itself also has an impact on the installation. Consider the following:

Storage

• Storage device and partition on which the operating system is installed. The installation program displays a warning if disk space is insufficient.

• Storage space for each file system (/, /boot, /home, /var/tmp, and so on), the file system type, and whether to encrypt the block device underlying each file system.

• Layout and configuration of the storage devices such as use of logical volume management RAID configuration, encryption, and others.

• For iSCSI or FCoE connections, the WWID or the port, target, and LUN to be used.

Network

• Required network setup using DHCP or static addresses, FQDN or host name, and so on.

• Other specialized network interfaces to be configured during installation, such as VLANs and network bonding.

Software

• URLs of any other repositories and proxy settings to be used during installation.

• Software packages to be installed based on system's intended purpose, such as a web server.