[PLUG] Partitioning advice for development Linux database server

[Don Buchholz]

Steve Jorgensen wrote:
> 
> On Friday, May 10, 2002 8:35 AM, Wil Cooley [SMTP:wcooley at nakedape.cc] wrote:
> > Also Sprach Steve Jorgensen <jorgens at coho.net> on Fri, May 10, 2002 at 03:53:52AM PDT
...
> > > 2. What are some other considerations on what and how many partitions
> > > to use on this box and what filesystems to use on each?  I'm leaning
> > > toward a journaling filesystem, and I guess EXT3 is an obvious choice,
> > > but is it considered well tested and trustworthy yet?
> >
> > Pretty much so.
> 
> Great - ext3, it is.
> 

If you're planning on using RedHat 7.3, you might want to read:

   http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2002-085.html

"Kernel panic on SMP systems with ext3 file systems ..."

(I didn't notice what system board/processor setup you're using, 
it sounds like uni-processor systems are not at risk.)