Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 15:48:52 +0900 From: Joel <rees@ddcom.co.jp> To: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: I need further HDD advice before submitting order. Message-ID: <20050512154516.4785.REES@ddcom.co.jp> In-Reply-To: <8360AA4B-9F4C-4988-A5B0-23887D013E60@shire.net> References: <200505111802.j4BI2ihS009417@clunix.cl.msu.edu> <8360AA4B-9F4C-4988-A5B0-23887D013E60@shire.net>
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On Wed, 11 May 2005 13:15:52 -0600 "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> wrote > > On May 11, 2005, at 12:02 PM, Jerry McAllister wrote: > > > One more thing. Do not use the socalled 'dangerously dedicated' > > disk setup. > > Just make one regular slice on each disk that uses all of the disk. > > Then partition those slices. You won't notice the difference in > > amount of available disk and you might save yourself some headaces > > later on. > > > > I am interested in what sorts of problems and headaches can come > later on... > > Assume a server that is FreeBSD only and will never have linux or > Winbloze or anything else on it. Diagnostics tools that expect DOS-style BIOS-level partitioning? Maybe it's just handwaving, but what's the size of the partition record, compared to the size of the drive? -- Joel Rees <rees@ddcom.co.jp> digitcom, inc. $B3t<02q<R%G%8%3%`(B Kobe, Japan +81-78-672-8800 ** <http://www.ddcom.co.jp>; **
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