ESX 3.5 Disk Partitioning

[Kgalus]

What is the best practice to partition your local disks? Assuming a server with 72GB of usable space....

[Troy_Clavell]

here's how we partition our 72GB drives

part /boot --fstype ext3 --size 250 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0 --asprimary

part / --fstype ext3 --size 5120 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0 --asprimary

part swap --size 1600 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0 --asprimary

part /var/log --fstype ext3 --size 4096 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0

part /home --fstype ext3 --size 2048 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0

part /tmp --fstype ext3 --size 1024 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0

part /opt --fstype ext3 --size 2048 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0

part None --fstype vmkcore --size 100 --ondisk=cciss/c0d0

part None --fstype vmfs3 --size 2000 --grow --ondisk=cciss/c0d0

[avlieshout]

I use the following configuration. Offcourse you can make some 8GB partitions smaller, but I have 72GB local storage available and don't have to use local storage as a vmfs datastore.

So when I have plenty I take plenty.

Mount Point	File System Type	Size (MB)	Force to be a primary partition
/boot	Ext3	1024	Yes
/ (root)	Ext3	8192	Yes
	Swap	1600	Yes
/var	Ext3	8192	No
/home	Ext3	8192	No
/tmp	Ext3	8192	No
	vmkcore	100	No

-Arnim van Lieshout

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[avlieshout]

Troy,

you are right about the seperate /opt partition that I don't have configured at the moment.

as far as the /var/log I prefer the /var because I've seen /var/core fill up my root partition before.

-Arnim van Lieshout

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[Troy_Clavell]

as far as the /var/log I prefer the /var because I've seen /var/core fill up my root partition before.

I agree and this is the route we will probably go in future builds.