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- A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com)
- [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
- An [SSH key](/organizations-and-projects/how-to/create-ssh-key/)
- An [Elastic Metal server](/elastic-metal/quickstart/#how-to-create-an-elastic-metal-server)
- An [Elastic Metal server](/elastic-metal/quickstart/#how-to-create-an-elastic-metal-server) compatible with custom partitioning

<Message type="important">
Custom partitioning of an Elastic Metal server is only possible if:
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- Once installed, partitioning cannot be changed without a reinstallation.
</Message>

## Offers supporting custom disk partitioning

Below is a comparison of Elastic Metal server offers and their compatibility with custom disk partitioning across specific datacenters.

<Accordion>
<h2 id="offers-compatibility">
<span>
Offers compatibility
</span>
</h2>
<div className="table-container">
| Offer | Global | PAR-1 | PAR-2 | AMS-1 | AMS-2 | WAW-2 | WAW-3 |
|-------------------------|--------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| A110X / A111X / A115X / A116X | Partly available | Available | Unavailable | Unavailable | Available | Available | Available |
| A210R / A215R | Available | N/A | Available | Available | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| A315X | Partly available | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | N/A | Available | Available |
| A410X | Partly available | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | N/A | Available | N/A |
| A510X | Unavailable | N/A | Unavailable | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| A610R | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| B111X | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| B112X | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| B211X | Unavailable | N/A | Unavailable | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| B212X | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| B220E | Available | Available | Available | N/A | N/A | Available | Available |
| B311X | Unavailable | N/A | Unavailable | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| B312X | Unavailable | N/A | Unavailable | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| B320E | Available | Available | Available | N/A | N/A | Available | Available |
| B420E | Available | Available | Available | N/A | N/A | Available | Available |
| B520E | Available | Available | Available | N/A | N/A | Available | Available |
| I210E | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| I215E | Available | Available | Available | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| I120E | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| I220E / I226E | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| I320E | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| I420E | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| I520E | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| I620E | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available | Available |
| L101X | Partly available | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | N/A | Available | Available |
| L105X | Partly available | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | N/A | Available | Available |
| L110X | Partly available | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | N/A | N/A | Available |
| L220E | Available | Available | Available | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| L420E | Available | Available | Available | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| T220E | Available | N/A | Available | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| T620E | Available | N/A | Available | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |

*N/A*: This offer is not available in the specified datacenter.
*Partly available*: Custom disk partitioning is supported only in select datacenters for this offer.
<Message type="note">
We are currently working on enabling custom partitioning in more datacenters. Check this page regularly for updates to the table.
</Message>
</div>
</Accordion>

## Simplified partitioning (visual interface)

During [server installation](/elastic-metal/how-to/install-server/), navigate to step 5 of the creation wizard and click **Custom Configuration** > **Simplified Partitioning**.
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### Simple configuration (No RAID or ZFS)

If you prefer a simpler configuration without RAID or ZFS, you can remove the `raids` and `zfs` sections. For example, if you only need a single disk setup with no RAID, declare just one disk with the partitions and file systems as shown below:
If you prefer a simpler configuration without RAID or ZFS, you can remove the `raids` and `zfs` sections. For example, if you only need a single disk setup with Unavailable RAID, declare just one disk with the partitions and file systems as shown below:

```json
{
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