help me set this up

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November 8th, 2003, 04:24 PM
kato2274

help me set this up

I'm installing red hat 9 on vmware to simulate Network attached storage as part of my final school project.

Ideally I'd like to have one disk that is all storage and one disk that is all OS. kinda like tossing in a data slave drive in windows.

but I'm not sure how to set up the partitions and mount points.

usually I'm only doing one disk so it's pretty easy I do swap /boot /home and /

never had two drives though. how would you guys partition the two disks?

would I do as normal but leave / as the sole mount point of the 2nd big drive?

suggestions please
November 8th, 2003, 05:51 PM
+Daemon+

Quote:

Originally Posted by kato2274

I'm installing red hat 9 on vmware to simulate Network attached storage as part of my final school project.

Ideally I'd like to have one disk that is all storage and one disk that is all OS. kinda like tossing in a data slave drive in windows.

but I'm not sure how to set up the partitions and mount points.

usually I'm only doing one disk so it's pretty easy I do swap /boot /home and /

never had two drives though. how would you guys partition the two disks?

would I do as normal but leave / as the sole mount point of the 2nd big drive?

suggestions please

well its the samething as two partitons

I always do a manul partiton not automatic

I sugguest just do somthing like this (for vmware or not)

just use there gui partiton ap from the installer when it comes up and do a manual partition

/dev/hda1 :: /swap = 500MB (good for 256MB ram etc.. go higher if needed)
/dev/hda2 :: /boot = 500MB
/dev/hda3 :: / = (wahtever size you want, at least 4gb)
/dev/hdb1 :: /home = (using the second disc for the home users/file share etc... how ever big on the second disk, use the whole thing? I would)

hope this helps
November 8th, 2003, 06:37 PM
kato2274

Quote:

Originally Posted by +Daemon+

well its the samething as two partitons

I always do a manul partiton not automatic

I sugguest just do somthing like this (for vmware or not)

just use there gui partiton ap from the installer when it comes up and do a manual partition

/dev/hda1 :: /swap = 500MB (good for 256MB ram etc.. go higher if needed)
/dev/hda2 :: /boot = 500MB
/dev/hda3 :: / = (wahtever size you want, at least 4gb)
/dev/hdb1 :: /home = (using the second disc for the home users/file share etc... how ever big on the second disk, use the whole thing? I would)

hope this helps

that's kinda what I was thinking. just wanted confirmation from someone who knows a bit more about linux than me. thanks daemon