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

27. Appendix G: Example: Partition Placement

This is just to sort the partition numbers in ascending order ready to input to fdisk or cfdisk. Remember to optimize for physical track positioning (not done here).

        Drive :   sda     sdb     sdc

Total capacity: |   600 |  1000 |  1300 |

Partition

1               |   100 |   436 |   710 |
2               :   100 :    64 :    64 :
3               |   400 |   300 |   300 |
4               :       :   200 :   226 :