Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:36:21 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> To: Sasa Stupar <sasa@stupar.homelinux.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Slices Message-ID: <20051213103621.GA1237@flame.pc> In-Reply-To: <9CF863F9FF55D6301DA0C9B3@[192.168.10.249]> References: <200512130029.jBD0T11I020665@clunix.cl.msu.edu> <9CF863F9FF55D6301DA0C9B3@[192.168.10.249]>
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On 2005-12-13 09:36, Sasa Stupar <sasa@stupar.homelinux.net> wrote: >> The main two reasons for dividing up your FreeBSD disk in to >> partitions rather than making just one big partition are to reduce >> the threat of runaway processes and to manage backup and restore >> sizes. >> >> Think those things out to meet your needs and resources. > > OK. But then what would be ideal slice size for /, /var, /usr, /boot? That's not something that can be answered easily with a "template" answer. The best sizes are those that match your own needs and preferences, but only you can describe what these are.' Back when I bought a new, bigger disk, I wrote this post: http://keramida.serverhive.com/weblog/archives/2004-10-26/daemonizing-a-new-disk which includes a description of the partitions I used and why I chose these sizes. The tuning(7) manpage also has a good description of how to pick a good disk partitioning scheme: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tuning&sektion=7&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.0-RELEASE+and+Ports
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