Linux

Hi,

I need to install Oracle Enterprise Linux 5.0 on IBM3400.Before start it,I expect your valuable suggestions regarding partition size...etc.

This server is having 146 GB of hard disk and 4GB of RAM.I need to create 15 restricted users on this server.These 15 users will access their folders /home/x,/home/y...etc from Windows systems.And the size of this folder is 5 GB.So I need to allot 75GB for /home partition.The rest of space for other following partitions

/boot,/tmp,/var,/usr/local,/usr,/,/opt and Swap

Here I have planned to create swap partition for 10GB after /home partition.

Oracle will also install on this server.whenever FTP require,that will also enable as per our client request.

I need your advises.

masatheesh,

Are you talking about the slice of the file system you need for the installation?

/boot ----> you can make this as low as 100MB
/tmp -----> 500 MB or 330 MB will do.
/opt ------> make sure you use LVM for this one. So that you can increase the space it in the future.
swap ------> (Total Mem x 2)+2
/ -----> make sure that you use LVM or mirror disk for this one.

Also plan for the filesystem to use (xfs /jfs /reiserfs / ext3). google those things and see the most applicable for your DB server.