>>> On Wed, Jun 20, 2007 at 4:50 PM, in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Susan Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -snip- > The only way I've built a Linux system is outlined in the Redbook " z/VM > and Linux on zSeries: From LPAR to Virtual Servers in Two Days". > Everything gets installed in / (root)... that is the only mount point > (aside from swap) defined.
I've had discussions about this with Mike before. We don't agree much. >From my perspective building a system with everything in one file system is just asking for trouble later on. My standard build breaks out the following into their own file system: /home /opt /srv (If you're going to be actually putting anything in there. Alternately you can make /srv/ftp or /srv/www the mount points, but then you're hiding the stuff that might have gotten installed into the directories underneath /srv/www) /tmp /usr /var I believe the main reason Mike does it the way he does is that it simplifies the cloning process/scripts. > For this basevol/guestvol setup, do I still only set up one partition on > the "base volume" with the mount point of "/"? Do I set up any mount > point on the "guest volume"? See above. > I presume everything gets installed on the base volume...just not sure > about the directories. The HOWTO documents the different > directories...but doesn't outline different mount points so I'm not sure > how to proceed. The doc instructs to "conduct a completely normal > installation, following SUSE's instruction". YaST makes it really easy to break out the various file systems, so I would do that. I normally make my non-root file systems LVM logical volumes. I'm not sure if that would mess up Bill's basevol/guestvol scheme or not. (I haven't ever played with it, and I haven't re-read it in quite a while.) Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
