diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/hpc.rhels6.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/hpc.rhels6.tmpl
index 74d83cbae..5e550a79c 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/hpc.rhels6.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/hpc.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
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/iscsi.ppc64.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/iscsi.ppc64.tmpl
index 0dcb95c10..314a505a7 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/iscsi.ppc64.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/iscsi.ppc64.tmpl
@@ -35,11 +35,13 @@ key --skip
 iscsiname #TABLE:nodelist:$NODE:node#
 iscsi --ipaddr #TABLE:iscsi:$NODE:server# --user "#TABLEBLANKOKAY:iscsi:$NODE:userid#" --password "#TABLEBLANKOKAY:iscsi:$NODE:passwd#"
 
+#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 / --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/iscsi.rhels6.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/iscsi.rhels6.tmpl
index ce9b9689f..d8da59e03 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/iscsi.rhels6.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/iscsi.rhels6.tmpl
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ key --skip
 iscsiname #TABLE:nodelist:$NODE:node#
 iscsi --ipaddr #TABLE:iscsi:$NODE:server# --user "#TABLEBLANKOKAY:iscsi:$NODE:userid#" --password "#TABLEBLANKOKAY:iscsi:$NODE:passwd#"
 
+#XCAT_PARTITION_START#
 #No RAID
 #/boot really significant for this sort of setup nowadays?
 #part /boot --size 50 --fstype ext3
 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/iscsi.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/iscsi.tmpl
index 5559ed194..eca0d3203 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/iscsi.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/iscsi.tmpl
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@ key --skip
 iscsiname #TABLE:nodelist:$NODE:node#
 iscsi --ipaddr #TABLE:iscsi:$NODE:server# --user "#TABLEBLANKOKAY:iscsi:$NODE:userid#" --password "#TABLEBLANKOKAY:iscsi:$NODE:passwd#"
 
+#XCAT_PARTITION_START#
 #No RAID
 #/boot really significant for this sort of setup nowadays?
 #part /boot --size 50 --fstype ext3
 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/kvm.rhel6.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/kvm.rhel6.tmpl
index 047dc238c..8cf74ccdf 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/kvm.rhel6.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/kvm.rhel6.tmpl
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ 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 ext4
+#XCAT_PARTITION_END#
 
 #RAID 0 /scr for performance
 #part / --size 1024 --ondisk sda
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/kvm.rhels5.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/kvm.rhels5.tmpl
index 31c9d8e6f..e113cfaaa 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/kvm.rhels5.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/kvm.rhels5.tmpl
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ 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/kvm.rhels6.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/kvm.rhels6.tmpl
index 74d83cbae..5e550a79c 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/kvm.rhels6.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/kvm.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
diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/kvm.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/kvm.tmpl
index 874129bb4..601c195bf 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/kvm.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/rh/kvm.tmpl
@@ -40,11 +40,13 @@ 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