diff --git a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/sles/compute.sles12.ppc64le.tmpl b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/sles/compute.sles12.ppc64le.tmpl
index f3f8be272..7062fedaa 100644
--- a/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/sles/compute.sles12.ppc64le.tmpl
+++ b/xCAT-server/share/xcat/install/sles/compute.sles12.ppc64le.tmpl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     </bootloader>
     <general>
       <clock>
-        <hwclock>GMT</hwclock>
+        <hwclock>UTC</hwclock>
         <timezone>#TABLE:site:key=timezone:value#</timezone>
       </clock>
       <keyboard>
@@ -40,42 +40,6 @@
         <device>XCATPARTITIONHOOK</device>
         <initialize config:type="boolean">true</initialize>
         <use>all</use>
-        <partitions config:type="list">
-          <partition>
-            <create config:type="boolean">true</create>
-            <loop_fs config:type="boolean">false</loop_fs>
-            <mountby config:type="symbol">device</mountby>
-            <partition_id config:type="integer">65</partition_id>
-            <partition_nr config:type="integer">1</partition_nr>
-            <resize config:type="boolean">false</resize>
-            <size>8225280</size>
-          </partition>
-          <partition>
-            <create config:type="boolean">true</create>
-            <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs>
-            <filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem>
-            <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
-            <loop_fs config:type="boolean">false</loop_fs>
-            <mount>swap</mount>
-            <mountby config:type="symbol">uuid</mountby>
-            <partition_id config:type="integer">130</partition_id>
-            <partition_nr config:type="integer">2</partition_nr>
-            <resize config:type="boolean">false</resize>
-            <size>auto</size>
-          </partition>
-          <partition>
-            <create config:type="boolean">true</create>
-            <crypt_fs config:type="boolean">false</crypt_fs>
-            <filesystem config:type="symbol">btrfs</filesystem>
-            <format config:type="boolean">true</format>
-            <loop_fs config:type="boolean">false</loop_fs>
-            <mount>/</mount>
-            <mountby config:type="symbol">uuid</mountby>
-            <partition_id config:type="integer">131</partition_id>
-            <partition_nr config:type="integer">3</partition_nr>
-            <size>100%</size>
-          </partition>
-        </partitions>
       </drive>
       <!-- XCAT-PARTITION-END -->
     </partitioning>