Install Linux and window 2003 on rx2600

[Leon Shen]

Hi All,

As I know, HP Integrity Server can support 3 Operating Systems. What is the default file systems size when install Linux and let's said the HDD capacity is 36GB?

Best Regards
Leon

[Steven E. Protter]

36 GB will handle Linux for Itanium quite nicely. If you do the standard install, change no option, add or remove no optional software you'll get the default layout from Red Hat.

You'll also probably not have enough space in /var and other fileystems to do business for very long.

You make your partition judgements based on your intended use and application for the server. If you're going to be adding oracle for example that changes everything.

SEP

[Vernon Brown_4]

RedHat default setup gives very small /var partition as Steven suggests. The setup I use is to set up swap equal to the RAM size, 100 MB /boot partition then everything else on / and let / grow to fill available space.

This works great when moving files around. As long as the file move is on the same partition, as it will be in that config, the move is instantaneous, the files are not actually copied, only the links change.

Vern

[Celso Medina Kern · Accepted solution]

Hi Leon,

I am assuming you want to install Windows and Linux in this HD right?

There is no precise definition os filesystem size, once it depends on packages and application installes, of course.

I´d say that you could use minimum space and create separate filesystems for applications later. For instance, 3GB should be enough to accomodate all packages for linux operating system(/(2900MB) and /boot(100MB) - a simpler but less performatic fs cfg; or
/(200MB),
/boot(100MB),
/var(300MB),
/tmp(100MB),
/usr (2000MB),
/opt (100MB),
/home (100MB))
plus the amount od RAM in a swap space.

If you want to share files between windows and Linux, i suggest to use a vfat fs, both OS will handle it conveniently.

If you intend to use the whole disk to Linux, i´d put at least 1GB for tmp, 3GB to /var, and 5GB for /usr, and would create additional FSs for applications.

Good luck,

C