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On Friday 25 November 2011, Pandu Poluan wrote: |
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> On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 21:35, Mark Knecht <markknecht@×××××.com> |
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wrote: |
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> > On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 5:53 AM, Pandu Poluan <pandu@××××××.info> |
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wrote: |
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> >> I want to build a Gentoo server box whose structure is |
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> >> highly-partitioned, like this: |
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> ----- >8 snip |
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> > I don't use LVM but I suspect that on this list that would be the |
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> > #1 recommendation to take care of the numbers question. |
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> Everytime I read some guide on LVM, my eyes becomes blurry, the room |
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> starts spinning, and I can hear wolves howling ... :D |
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> Seriously, LVM looks mighty nice, but it also looks (and is!) mighty |
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> complex. |
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> So, I want to start from something simple. |
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> Aaaanyways, after reviewing my production boxes, I decided to |
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> implement the following strategy: |
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> / == 800 MiB |
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> /boot == 20 MiB |
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> /usr == 1800 MiB |
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> /usr/portage == 2000 MiB |
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> /var == 4000 MiB |
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> /var/lib/postgresql == 1000 MiB |
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> Comments, suggestions, are welcome :) |
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> Rgds, |
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IMO /usr/portage and /boot are too small, these are the respective sizes |
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in my system: |
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[root@aemaeth:~]$ du -sh /usr/portage |
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19G /usr/portage |
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[root@aemaeth:~]$ du -sh /boot |
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52M /boot |
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HTH |
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Francesco |
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Linux Version 3.1.1-gentoo, Compiled #1 SMP PREEMPT Mon Nov 14 07:03:50 |
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CET 2011 |
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Two 1GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Processors, 4GB RAM, 4021.84 Bogomips Total |
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aemaeth |
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