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The linux-setup.sh script starts the Linux installation process after it partitions the hard disk, and then it copies the OS files into the appropriate partitions.

The script performs the following operations:

  1. Creates four partitions: EFI System Partition (ESP), HP Service Partition (HPSP), the Linux-swap partition, and the Linux partition.

  2. Formats these partitions.

  3. Copies the Linux distribution boot files to the ESP partition.

  4. Updates the unattended files.

  5. Creates a new boot option in the EFI boot manager, which starts the Linux Setup process.

  6. Reboots the server.

NOTE: The parted utility uses decimal, instead of binary, units to measure disk size. This means that the parted command treats 1 KB as 1000 bytes, 1 MB as 1000 KB, and 1 GB as 1000 MB. Other programs calculate this conversion based on multiples of 1024 (2^10). As a result, when you specify a size as an argument to the parted command, the actual size is slightly less than you expect.

Multiply a factor of 1.0464 (1.024 x 1.024) to the size in MB of the partition you want to have. Then add it to the start of the partition (to account for the other partitions).



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