[SunHELP] steps to make /opt on separate slice

Fri Jul 13 07:45:34 CDT 2001

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Why don't you just create your /opt slice the size you want on the
disk/slice
you want during installation.  You can select more than one disk when 
installing Solaris.

example:
	/			/dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0
	/usr			/dev/dsk/c0t0d0s6
	/export/home	/dev/dsk/c0t1d0s7
	/opt			/dev/dsk/c0t2d0s5

You can select any available disk during install and put your slices on
them.
Installation will add them to /etc/vfstab for mounting at boot.
You will want to put / and /usr on the same disk (boot disk).
You can even have a separate swap slice on each disk if you want.

Dennis L. Lund

-----Original Message-----
From: TAG DBA [mailto:dbatag at tatainfotech.com]
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 12:39 AM
To: 'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'
Subject: [SunHELP] steps to make /opt on seperate slice

Hello !!
I need some advise about laying out my root disk on our Sun E450 running
Solaris 8. 
I actually want to put /opt on a seperate slice. This is what I have in
mind:
1. Let the installation program create a root slice
2. Also create one more /optnew slice during install
3. After install copy entire /opt to /optnew.
4. Rename original /opt to /optold
5. Make a empty directory /opt on root
6. Mount new slice /optnew onto /opt

I am not sure about the above steps. Pls let me know if I am asking for
trouble by
doing the above - or if I am missing something. 

SunAdmin_NewBee,
~aslam
PS: Thanks to all those who have answered my previous queries (in
case I have forgotten to write each one a thank u note)
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Why don't you just create your /opt slice the size you wa=
nt on the disk/slice</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>you want during installation.  You can select more =
than one disk when </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>installing Solaris.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>example:</FONT>
<BR>        <FONT SIZE=3D2>/  =
              &=
nbsp;      /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0</FONT>
<BR>        <FONT SIZE=3D2>/usr &nb=
sp;             &nbs=
p;    /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s6</FONT>
<BR>        <FONT SIZE=3D2>/export/home&=
nbsp;   /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s7</FONT>
<BR>        <FONT SIZE=3D2>/opt &nb=
sp;             &nbs=
p;    /dev/dsk/c0t2d0s5</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>You can select any available disk during install and put =
your slices on them.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Installation will add them to /etc/vfstab for mounting a=
t boot.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>You will want to put / and /usr on the same disk (boot d=
isk).</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>You can even have a separate swap slice on each disk if =
you want.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Dennis L. Lund</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: TAG DBA [<A HREF=3D"mailto:dbatag at tatainfotech.com=
">mailto:dbatag at tatainfotech.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 12:39 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: 'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: [SunHELP] steps to make /opt on seperate slice<=
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Hello !!
 I need some advise about laying out my root disk on our =
Sun E450 running Solaris 8. 
 I actually want to put /opt on a seperate slice. This is=
 what I have in mind:
 1. Let the installation program create a root slice</FON=
T>
 2. Also create one more /optnew slice during install</FO=
NT>
 3. After install copy entire /opt to /optnew.
 4. Rename original /opt to /optold
 5. Make a empty directory /opt on root
 6. Mount new slice /optnew onto /opt

I am not sure about the above steps. Pls let me know if I=
 am asking for trouble by
 doing the above - or if I am missing something.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>SunAdmin_NewBee,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>~aslam</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>PS: Thanks to all those who have answered my previous qu=
eries (in</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>case I have forgotten to write each one a thank u note)<=
/FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>_______________________________________________</FONT>
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lp" TARGET=3D"_blank">http://www.sunhelp.org/mailman/listinfo/sunhelp</A></=
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