regardin /boot

S@R@H · 01-30-2012, 06:09 AM

hi all

i have installed linux
with following formate..

/boot 101MB
/ 246GB
Swap 50GB

for production use,plz can anyone tell me is the above configurations are correct?
And plz also guide me why we use this /boot?

sarah

deep27ak · 01-30-2012, 06:17 AM

If the linux is installed for personal testing purpose then the configuration is fine

but for production I don't think you should end up with only three partitions.

You should at least create an additional partition for

/home ----> for users
/var ------> for log messages

and 50 GB swap size is more than enough. I prefer 5-6 GB is enough swap size as what matters is RAM and CPU as far as better performance is concerned as compared to swap memory.

go through this link.

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/the-im...artitions.html

S@R@H · 01-30-2012, 06:29 AM

what about /boot why need to use this?(/boot)?

actually my partitions were something like this.
/boot 101MB
/ ext3 246GB
Swap 50GB

deep27ak · 01-30-2012, 06:40 AM

While installing your kernel files are stored in /boot.

Having your kernels on a separate partition will make rescuing a system that has crashed a whole lot easier. This means that booting the system and recovering the partitions can be attacked as two separate tasks. So, on a production server it is always better to create different partitions for different file systems.

fukawi1 · 01-30-2012, 06:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by S@R@H

Swap 50GB

Uh, why?

ukiuki · 01-30-2012, 06:49 AM

/boot This is where your kernel images and boot loader configuration go. It is good to have this partition in case something goes wrong with the main partition / .
In many distros /boot is just a directory inside of the main partition / .

Regards

S@R@H · 01-30-2012, 07:59 AM

thanks i was really afraid of /boot partitions because i gave just 101MB size.
now i am less afraid....thanks again
yes i created /u02 in different partion and even different hard drive and for file system i am have different hdd.
and u02 drive we will use for backup and for archive_logs.

sarah