[SunHELP] Disk Layout Issues...

[P Nutton]

> Basic disk layout
> 
> slice 0 /			free hog
> slice 1	swap			at least the size of 
> your memory (for core
> 		dump, but usually twice the size of memory to be safe)
> slice 2 (do not touch)
> slice 3 /var			4G if you have 40Gigs to play with
> 		main thing is you want /var on own slice for security
> slice 4 5mb-10mb for metadb
> 
> http://info.rutgers.edu/Techdir/solarisbody.html
> the above is a bit outdated I think...

You can roll the MetaDB into another metadevice (such as a concat/stripe) as
long as you add it first. Instructions are on the sunsolve disk:

http://your.server.goes.here:3000/cd-cgi/sscd_getdoc.pl?doc=infodoc%2F13503&
keywords=metadb%20&type=0

Sorry don't have desktop internet access, so don't know the www.sun.com
address.

What's the best layout for metadbs on a twin disk system? I put 3 per disk
in the hope that following a disk failure and reboot the system will
restart. Can't remember where I heard the "3 or a majority" advice and can't
find it on sunsolve, so I might be completely wrong 8-)
-- 
Paul Nutton, naff company disclaimer to follow...
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