commit eaa9cd312ba90f26ace4963fec11ebbd9e51afce
Author: Petr Bokoc <pbokoc(a)redhat.com>
Date: Mon Sep 7 15:02:43 2015 +0200
Add info about /var and /usr into Partitioning Advice
en-US/CustomSpoke_PartitioningAdvice.xml | 16 ++++++++++++----
1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/en-US/CustomSpoke_PartitioningAdvice.xml
b/en-US/CustomSpoke_PartitioningAdvice.xml
index 599cab0..2204e76 100644
--- a/en-US/CustomSpoke_PartitioningAdvice.xml
+++ b/en-US/CustomSpoke_PartitioningAdvice.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
- Consider encrypting any partitions and volumes which might contain sensitive data.
Encryption prevents unauthorized people from accessing the data on the partitions, even if
they have access to the physical storage device. In most cases, you should at least
encrypt the <filename class="directory">/home</filename> partition,
which contains user data.
+ Consider encrypting any partitions and volumes which might contain sensitive data.
Encryption prevents unauthorized people from accessing the data on the partitions, even if
they have access to the physical storage device. In most cases, you should at least
encrypt the <filename class="directory">/home</filename> partition,
which contains user data.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Each kernel installed on your system requires approximately 20 MB on the <filename
class="directory">/boot</filename> partition. The default partition
size of 500 MB for <filename class="directory">/boot</filename>
should suffice for most common uses; increase the size of this partition if you plan to
keep many kernels installed at the same time.
+ Each kernel installed on your system requires approximately 20 MB on the <filename
class="directory">/boot</filename> partition. The default partition
size of 500 MB for <filename class="directory">/boot</filename>
should suffice for most common uses; increase the size of this partition if you plan to
keep many kernels installed at the same time.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
@@ -50,13 +50,21 @@
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
+ <para>
+ If <filename>/usr</filename> or <filename>/var</filename>
is partitioned separately from the rest of the root volume, the boot process becomes much
more complex because these directories contain boot-critical components. In some
situations, such as when these directories are placed on an iSCSI drive or an FCoE
location, the system may either be unable to boot, or it may hang with a
<computeroutput>Device is busy</computeroutput> error when powering off or
rebooting.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ This limitation only applies to <filename>/usr</filename> or
<filename>/var</filename>, not to directories below them. For example, a
separate partition for <filename>/var/www</filename> will work without issues.
+ </para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
<para>
- Consider leaving a portion of the space in an LVM volume group unallocated. This
unallocated space gives you flexibility if your space requirements change but you do not
wish to remove data from other volumes. You can also select the <guilabel>Thin
provisioning</guilabel> device type for the partition to have the unused space
handled automatically by the volume.
+ Consider leaving a portion of the space in an LVM volume group unallocated. This
unallocated space gives you flexibility if your space requirements change but you do not
wish to remove data from other volumes. You can also select the <guilabel>Thin
provisioning</guilabel> device type for the partition to have the unused space
handled automatically by the volume.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- The size of an <systemitem>XFS</systemitem> file system can not be
reduced - if you need to make a partition or volume with this file system smaller, you
must back up your data, destroy the file system, and create a new, smaller one in its
place. Therefore, if you expect needing to manipulate your partitioning layout later, you
should use the <systemitem>ext4</systemitem> file system instead.
+ The size of an <systemitem>XFS</systemitem> file system can not be
reduced - if you need to make a partition or volume with this file system smaller, you
must back up your data, destroy the file system, and create a new, smaller one in its
place. Therefore, if you expect needing to manipulate your partitioning layout later, you
should use the <systemitem>ext4</systemitem> file system instead.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
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