Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2003 21:16:15 -0500 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: JacobRhoden <jrhoden@unimelb.edu.au> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: web write-up Message-ID: <3E1CDB6F.3060502@potentialtech.com> References: <98130130380.20030108095305@telus.net> <3E1CCBDD.9090209@crystal.com.au> <200301091255.39730.jrhoden@unimelb.edu.au>
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JacobRhoden wrote: > On Thursday 09 January 2003 12:09, Shaun Dwyer wrote: > >>is they probably didn't make seperate slices for /, /var and /usr. > > What difference does it make as to wether these partions are seperate. I > realise if you have more than one ide drive then having them on seperate > drives is alot better. On single drive machines I usually make only one > partion, what reasons are there to slice it? It makes a lot of difference. I don't remember the exact numbers, but the inside of the drive spindle transfers data noticably faster than the outside. Therefore, putting busy partitions (such as /var and /tmp) at the beginning of the drive can improve performance a good bit. Additionally (if you really want to crank up the throughput) you can format and mount partitions with options that better benefit their purpose (such as mounting noatime on a /tmp partition). So, proper partitioning CAN make a big difference in performance. Especially since the hard drive can _easily_ become the performance bottleneck on a server. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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