Why have multiple partitions / file systems for root ( vg00)?

[Geoff Wild]

BTW: this is what a "Sun" guy here at work had to say about your posts:

You mean that "because we have been doing it for years" at a large complex site, and it worked well , and caused no problems is not a good argument ????

[Shannon Petry]

First thanks for the link to PA-Linux. I did not know that was there, and it's definately bookmarked for personal pleasure!

For the comments, I guess I have the Idea that the posts should be respectfull of others. Not politically correct, not nice, just considerate of others.

Feel free to be blunt, be sarcastic, and give opinions. But when it comes to name calling, and stone throwing it is wrong in my opinion.

Do I take it really personally? No! Quite honestly Harry has said lots of things that I have been offended by, but dont take personally.

Just making a point. Were all here to learn and grow as Humans and in Technical abilities.

Shannon

PS. Please assign 0's to this and the last post so your not called names by point police! ;)

[Jack Werner]

IBM's AIX 3.2.4 had Journalled File Systems in 1993 !!!!

[Pete Randall]

Frankly, I don't see any difference between Harry's rant about Sun and the ongoing ridicule of Micro$, or Microsucks, or whatever demeaning name it's called this week. This may stem from the fact that I'm an avowed HP-UX bigot, but I honestly don't think so.

FWIW,
Pete

P.S. And at least he didn't call anyone an ostrich (you can do a search on ostrich - never mind, I'll just give it to you:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x640f6049dbb6d611abdb0090277a778c,00.html). Now that's name calling!

[Darrell Allen]

Hi Geoff,

Rule #1: don't change for the sake of change.

Rule #2: don't rule out change just "because we have been doing it for years".

Rule #3: there is no one right way to do things.

I have the most trouble with rule number 3 because I always tend to think my way is best.

I expect there are many more systems out there with multiple filesystems than there are with a single root filesystem / partition. Most of the admins for those could say they've "been doing it for years, at a large, complex site, well, and caused no problems". That's no more valid coming from them (ie: me) than it is from your "Sun guy".

Anyway, I'd always use multiple filesystems unless disk space is tight (see reasons that others have given). My primary reason is so a user doesn't crash the system when he mistakenly fills up the filesystem. He may interrupt what other users are doing for a time but he shouldn't crash my system.

And I used AIX 3.2.3e with JFS in 1993. There was no separate "online" JFS product. Those features came with the OS. I was shocked the first time I was exposed to HP-UX and found online JFS was an add-on.

Darrell

[Shannon Petry]

I had to do the search, the link you posted dont work.. maybe related to the 404 errors?? not sure, anyway..

But IMHO, there is a big difference between people saying "Micro$oft sucks" or M$ Crap, or whatever is the trend (and yes I know my MOTD states "M$ when do you want to crash today") and saying
-- cut paste --
First of all, sun people are idiots, I mean, .....
-- end paste --

One is a generalization of a company, the other a generalization of people.

Fine line being picky? perhaps...

I may have even ignored the comment if it was not followed up by many untrue statements.

And yeah, I remember after reading the ostrich comment, and if you look, I commented very nicely on that one ;)

Ah well, I learn new things all the time, specially about myself.

Regards,
Shannon

[Pete Randall]

Shannon,

I don't mean to defend OR attack anyone - to me it's six of one, half a dozen of another.

And sorry about the link - I couldn't get it to work either:
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,,0x640f6049dbb6d611abdb0090277a778c,00.html

Finally, I meant to add to my previous post -

No points, please.

Pete