[TriLUG] Assistance with Partition Sizes on New RH 9 Installation

[Joseph Tate]

I'd recommend just setting up LVM partitions at the getgo if you're 
going with RH9.  That'll make it a whole lot easier to allocate more 
space as needed, even if you add new disks.  For a single disk system, 
you've got a serious bottle neck.  I hope you have lots of RAM.  If you 
have more than one disk, stripe swap across multiple partitions.  (The 
kernel does this automatically if you give them the same priority in 
/etc/fstab).  Second, let /var have it's own disk.  Lots of logging and 
large data files go here, so it's good to keep it separate.  /home if on 
a different partition can be kept while wiping the rest of the system. 
That makes upgrading easier.

Joseph

Scot Huntsberry wrote:

> I am going to reinstall RH 9 tomorrow because my system has gotten so
> slow that it is ridiculous.  I was wondering if I could get some
> suggestions oh how to best partition a 50gb hard drive to maximize the
> efficiency of the system.  I would really appreciate any suggestions the
> group could provide.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Scot
>