Optional Partitions - VMware ESX 4.0 - INSTALLATION GUIDE UPDATE 1 Installation Manual

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Table 7-1. ESX Required Partitions (Continued)
Mount Point Type
Not VMFS3
applicable
Not vmkcore
applicable

Optional Partitions

You can create optional partitions during or after the ESX installation procedure.
Table 7-2 describes the optional partitions.
Table 7-2. ESX Optional Partitions
Mount Point Type
/home ext3
/tmp ext3
/usr ext3
/var/log ext3
64
Size
esxconsole.vmdk: 1200MB
The ESX boot disk requires
1.25GB of free space and
includes the /boot and
vmkcore partitions. The /boot
partition alone requires
1100MB.
Recommended
Size Location
512MB Virtual disk in a VMFS volume
1024MB Virtual disk in a VMFS volume
Virtual disk in a VMFS volume
2000MB Virtual disk in a VMFS volume
Location Partition Description
Physical partition Used to store virtual machines.
located on one of the
You can create any number of
following:
VMFS volumes on each LUN if the
Local or boot space is available.
n
drive
VMFS2 is supported in read-only
Local SCSI mode to import legacy virtual
n
volume machines.
Networked SCSI
n
volume
SAN
n
The service console
must be installed on
a VMFS datastore
that is resident on a
host's local disk or
on a SAN disk that is
masked and zoned
to that particular
host only.
Physical partition Used to store core dumps for
located on one of the debugging and technical support.
following:
If multiple ESX hosts share a SAN,
Local SCSI configure a vmkcore partition
n
volume with 100MB for each host.
Networked SCSI
n
volume
SAN
n
Cannot be located on
a software iSCSI
volume.
Partition Description
Used for storage by individual
users.
Used to store temporary files.
Used for user programs and
data.
Used to store log files.
The graphical and text installers
create this 2000MB partition by
default.
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