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===Example Setup===
 
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Revision as of 17:35, 29 December 2013

Please note:
The use of separate partitions for the /home and /var folders greatly facilitates disaster recovery and system stability and is generally accepted systems administration practice for critical linux based servers.

Instructions

  • Partition setup. Select manual.
  • Take careful note of partition sizing in Step 1

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Partition Help


Example Setup

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  • /dev/sda1 = / - is the root/system partition.
  • /dev/sda2 = is the swap partition and is not listed.
  • /dev/sda3 = /var - is the partition where the database and log files are stored.
  • /dev/sda4 = /home - is the partition where the DSpace application and assetstore are located.

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