Which root file systems are supported in RHEL 7?
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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