diff --git a/content/admin/overview/system-overview.md b/content/admin/overview/system-overview.md
index 055d91037619..90c87622f9c4 100644
--- a/content/admin/overview/system-overview.md
+++ b/content/admin/overview/system-overview.md
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ topics:
 
 The root filesystem is included in the distributed machine image. It contains the base operating system and the {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} application environment. The root filesystem should be treated as ephemeral. Any data on the root filesystem will be replaced when upgrading to future {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} releases.
 
+The root storage volume is split into two equally-sized partitions. One of the partitions will be mounted as the root filesystem (`/`). The other partition is only mounted during upgrades and rollbacks of upgrades as `/mnt/upgrade`, to facilitate easier rollbacks if necessary. For example, if a 200GB root volume is allocated, there will be 100GB allocated to the root filesystem and 100GB reserved for the upgrades and rollbacks.
+
 The root filesystem contains:
   - Custom certificate authority (CA) certificates (in */usr/local/share/ca-certificates*)
   - Custom networking configurations
@@ -35,8 +37,6 @@ The user filesystem contains user configuration and data, such as:
   - Large files from {% data variables.large_files.product_name_long %}
   - Pre-receive hook environments
 
-{% data reusables.enterprise_installation.root-disk-partition %}
-
 ## Deployment options
 
 You can deploy {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} as a single virtual appliance, or in a high availability configuration. For more information, see "[Configuring {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %} for High Availability](/enterprise/{{ currentVersion }}/admin/guides/installation/configuring-github-enterprise-server-for-high-availability/)."
diff --git a/data/reusables/enterprise_installation/hardware-considerations-all-platforms.md b/data/reusables/enterprise_installation/hardware-considerations-all-platforms.md
index 7d6c62801f5e..9cfc7a5efeb6 100644
--- a/data/reusables/enterprise_installation/hardware-considerations-all-platforms.md
+++ b/data/reusables/enterprise_installation/hardware-considerations-all-platforms.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ To configure{% ifversion ghes = 2.22 %} the beta of{% endif %} {% data variables
 
 {% endif %}
 
-You can resize your instance's root disk by building a new instance or using an existing instance. For more information, see "[Increasing storage capacity](/enterprise/{{ currentVersion }}/admin/guides/installation/increasing-storage-capacity)."
+The available space on the root filesystem will be 50% of the total disk size. You can resize your instance's root disk by building a new instance or using an existing instance. For more information, see "[System overview](/enterprise/admin/guides/installation/system-overview#storage-architecture)" and "[Increasing storage capacity](/enterprise/{{ currentVersion }}/admin/guides/installation/increasing-storage-capacity)."
 
 ### CPU and memory
 
diff --git a/data/reusables/enterprise_installation/hardware-rec-table.md b/data/reusables/enterprise_installation/hardware-rec-table.md
index 803c6c716224..5e6365d8325a 100644
--- a/data/reusables/enterprise_installation/hardware-rec-table.md
+++ b/data/reusables/enterprise_installation/hardware-rec-table.md
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 
 {% endif %}
 
-{% data reusables.enterprise_installation.root-disk-partition %}
-
 {% ifversion ghes > 2.22 %}
 
 If you plan to enable {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} for the users of your instance, review the requirements for hardware, external storage, and runners in "[Getting started with {% data variables.product.prodname_actions %} for {% data variables.product.prodname_ghe_server %}](/admin/github-actions/getting-started-with-github-actions-for-github-enterprise-server)."
diff --git a/data/reusables/enterprise_installation/root-disk-partition.md b/data/reusables/enterprise_installation/root-disk-partition.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ac31cfad1cc..000000000000
--- a/data/reusables/enterprise_installation/root-disk-partition.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-The root storage disk is split into two equal partitions, and the system runs on one at a time. During an upgrade, the partition that is not currently being used is upgraded and then mounted, and the other partition is made inactive. This allows for easier rollback if necessary.