diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.ppc64.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.ppc64.tmpl
index 0c25ff2db..3709b0b8c 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.ppc64.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.ppc64.tmpl
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@ key --skip
 # Customize to fit your needs
 #
 
+#XCAT_PARTITION_START#
 #No RAID
 #/boot really significant for this sort of setup nowadays?
 part None --fstype "PPC PReP Boot" --size 8
 #part /boot --size 50 --fstype ext3
 part swap --size 1024 
 part / --size 1 --grow --fstype ext3
+#XCAT_PARTITION_END#
 
 #RAID 0 /scr for performance
 #part / --size 1024 --ondisk sda
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.rhel4.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.rhel4.tmpl
index b0e9a9539..ba3c64a6a 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.rhel4.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.rhel4.tmpl
@@ -31,11 +31,13 @@ clearpart --all --initlabel
 # Customize to fit your needs
 #
 
+#XCAT_PARTITION_START#
 #No RAID
 #/boot really significant for this sort of setup nowadays?
 #part /boot --size 50 --fstype ext3
 part swap --size 1024 
 part / --size 1 --grow --fstype ext3
+#XCAT_PARTITION_END#
 
 #RAID 0 /scr for performance
 #part / --size 1024 --ondisk sda
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.rhels6.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.rhels6.tmpl
index 3d0fd89c6..40e2d7c89 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.rhels6.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.rhels6.tmpl
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ key --skip
 # Customize to fit your needs
 #
 
+#XCAT_PARTITION_START#
 #No RAID
 #/boot really significant for this sort of setup nowadays?
 #part /boot --size 50 --fstype ext3
 %include /tmp/partitioning
 #part swap --size 1024 
 #part / --size 1 --grow --fstype ext4
+#XCAT_PARTITION_END#
 
 #RAID 0 /scr for performance
 #part / --size 1024 --ondisk sda
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.tmpl
index f43ae2faa..89a63d4a8 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute.tmpl
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ key --skip
 # Customize to fit your needs
 #
 
+#XCAT_PARTITION_START#
 #No RAID
 #/boot really significant for this sort of setup nowadays?
 #part /boot --size 50 --fstype ext3
 part swap --size 1024 
 part / --size 1 --grow --fstype ext3
+#XCAT_PARTITION_END#
 
 #RAID 0 /scr for performance
 #part / --size 1024 --ondisk sda
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute_ad.rhels6.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute_ad.rhels6.tmpl
index da0d02890..d44bf0d8e 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute_ad.rhels6.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/compute_ad.rhels6.tmpl
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ key --skip
 # Customize to fit your needs
 #
 
+#XCAT_PARTITION_START#
 #No RAID
 #/boot really significant for this sort of setup nowadays?
 #part /boot --size 50 --fstype ext3
 %include /tmp/partitioning
 #part swap --size 1024 
 #part / --size 1 --grow --fstype ext4
+#XCAT_PARTITION_END#
 
 #RAID 0 /scr for performance
 #part / --size 1024 --ondisk sda