Which root file systems are supported in RHEL 7?

Solution Verified - Updated 2014-06-10T22:51:26+00:00 -

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Environment

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7

Issue

• Which root file systems are supported in RHEL 7?

Resolution

The following file systems are supported for the root/boot file system in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7:

• xfs (default)
• ext4

The following file systems available for non-root/boot file systems:

• ext2, ext3
• fat

The following filesystems are supplied as unsupported Technology Previews:

• btrfs

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