[PLUG] Partitioning Schemes
Dean S. Messing
deanm at sharplabs.com
Tue Jul 16 22:39:26 UTC 2002
:: > p1: / 50-80 mb
:: > p2: swap 2x ram size
:: > p3: /var 200 mb+, depending on server type
:: > p4: /usr 30-40% of the rest of the disk
:: > p5: /home the rest of the disk
::
:: I always put the swap at the end of the drive. In today's high-capacity
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
:: drive days, the swap is almost always very small in proportion to the
:: rest of the drive. Having the swap always be 2x the RAM size is also
:: something I don't do myself. Depending on the use of the system and
:: amount of RAM, a gig of swap is usually quite excessive. The faster
:: your swap is, the better, IMHO.
::
:: JMO...
::
:: Rob
I believe that the data is going by the head a lot faster at _the
beginning_ of the drive than at the end. So, if you want speed, I
would think you'd define your swap partition starting at cylinder 0.
But maybe I've missed something here about your disk geometry.
Dean
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