Paul, I forgot to mention with the 'unconventional' slicing of the Partitions, it does become unpopular in terms of 'vendor' support (if it applies.. ) and also expentencies on Code installs, etc. where environments are set based on 'known knowns' with Linux/UNIX layouts .. and the likes.. Major chances of failures, etc. So, if insistant on slicing up /DISKS/ and such ( I still believe in it but look at install scripts before I do and 'tweak' accordingly -- and willing to maintain that, it's a safe bet.. Most just click on ***.sh and blast away... Problems later.. It's funny how little folks actually prepare for an install/setup before going to Prod or the infamous 'golive' - but that's how I make money to come in an fix it.. SO PLEASE don't read the manual ~ and use logic here. lol. Wizard of Hass! Shazam ~ On 1/29/2014 11:35 AM, Always Learning wrote: > On Wed, 2014-01-29 at 08:57 -0800, Lists wrote: > >> My (sometimes unpopular) advice is to set up the partitions on servers >> into two categories: >> >> 1) OS >> 2) Data > Absolutely. I have been doing this, without problems, for 5 years. > Keeping the two distinct is best, in my opinion. > > /data/............... > >