[ale] file server partitioning recommendations....

[Preston Boyington]

> 
> I just got my new server in today and am getting ready to install and 
> will primarily using this as a samba file/cvs/testing 
> internal web server.
> 
> The machine has a 3ware raid controller with hardware raid 5 
> with a hot 
> spare already configured as one big drive (480GB).
> 
> I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on partition 
> structure.  There won't be any user home directories, so I 
> don't think I 
> need a separate /home filesystem.  Here are my initial thoughts:
> 
> /boot 100MB
> swap 2GB (it has 1GB RAM)
> /  4-8GB ???
> /tmp 1GB
> /shares *all the rest*
> 
> 
> do I need a separate /usr, /var, /var/log, 
> /var/spool....etc...etc....etc?
> 

i would think you would want a seperate /var to handle your log files.  that
way if (for what ever reason) log files start piling up they won't clog up
your / directory.

i also use a seperate /usr directory.

i wouldn't think you would need such a large /boot (you running a couple of
kernels?) or /swap with a gig of ram.  of course you have "plenty" of space
so i wouldn't think it would hurt anything.

more knowledgeable folk will give you better direction (i'm sure) shortly.

preston
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