A Web server has different partition requirements than a desktop or a file server. For a machine with 26 GB of hard disk space, spread out over two drives, here’s one possible configuration. Boot is always 100 MB, unless you’re so pressed for disk space that you need to reduce it further. /var/www is where Web server files go, so you’ll want a lot of room there. Swap is usually twice the amount of RAM.
hda (12 GB)
- boot 100 MB
- /var/www 11,000 MB
- swap 500 (assuming 256 MB of RAM)
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Installing Server Software and Finishing Basic Setup 21 Installing Server Software 21 Automating Server Setup 21 Creating a Configuration File Template 22 Creating Customized Configuration Files from the Template File 25 Naming Configuration Files 25 Storing a Configuration File in an Accessible Location 25 Changing Server Settings 26 Viewing,Validating,and Setting the Software Serial Number 26 Updating Server Software 27 Moving a Server Chapter 3 29 Restarting or Shutting Down a Server 29 Restarting a Server 29 Examples 29 Automatic Restart 30 Changing a Remote Server s Startup Disk 30 Shutting Down a Server 30 Examples
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