HOWTO: Multi Disk System Tuning

• Index
• Introduction
• Structure
• Drive Technologies
• File System Structure
• File Systems
• Technologies
• Other Operating Systems
• Clusters
• Mount Points
• Considerations and Dimensioning
• Disk Layout
• Implementation
• Maintenance
• Advanced Issues
• Troubleshooting
• Further Information
• Getting Help
• Concluding Remarks
• Questions and Answers
• Bits and Pieces
• Appendix A: Partitioning Layout Table: Mounting and Linking
• Appendix B: Partitioning Layout Table: Numbering and Sizing
• Appendix C: Partitioning Layout Table: Partition Placement
• Appendix D: Example: Multipurpose Server
• Appendix E: Example: Mounting and Linking
• Appendix F: Example: Numbering and Sizing
• Appendix G: Example: Partition Placement
• Appendix H: Example II
• Appendix I: Example III: SPARC Solaris
• Appendix J: Example IV: Server with 4 Drives
• Appendix K: Example V: Dual Drive System
• Appendix L: Example VI: Single Drive System
• Appendix M: Disk System Documenter

26. Appendix F: Example: Numbering and Sizing

Here we do the adjustment of sizes and positioning.

Directory         sda     sdb     sdc


swap            |       |   64  |   64  |

/               |  100  |       |       |

/tmp            |       |  300  |       |

/var            :       :       :       :
/var/tmp        |       |       |  300  |
/var/spool      :       :  436  :       :
/var/spool/mail |       |       |       |
/var/spool/news :       :       :       :
/var/spool/____ |       |       |       |

/home           |  400  |       |       |

/usr            |       |  200  |       |
/usr/bin        :       :       :       :
/usr/lib        |       |       |       |
/usr/local      :       :       :       :
/usr/local/bin  |       |       |       |
/usr/local/lib  :       :       :       :
/usr/local/____ |       |       |       |
/usr/src        :       :       :       :

DOS             |  100  |       |       |
Win             :       :       :       :
NT              |       |       |       |

/mnt.libdisk    |       |       |  226  |
/mnt.cd         :       :       :  710  :
/mnt.___/_____  |       |       |       |


Total capacity: |  600  | 1000  | 1300  |