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Old 09-18-2010
How can partition out /var with these two separate 10 gigabyte disks?

In my company ,there is a mail server that services approximately 3,000 users. 2,000 users access their email via a POP-3 service, while the remaining 1,000 users access their email via a Unix mail reader. Recently users have complained about speed of disk access, so a new 10 gigabyte
disk has been purchased for the mail server to go with the other 10 Gb disk already in place.
How can partition out /var with these two separate 10 gigabyte disks?
Many thanks.
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Old 09-18-2010
The answers depends on your software architecture.

Depending on your version of unix or linux, you might consider using logical volumes.

Another option is to cut the output of your df command and paste the reply, using code tags, into your next post for advice.
 
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