[SLUG] LPI 1.102.1 design hard disc layout

[john at johnallsopp.co.uk]

> john at johnallsopp.co.uk wrote:
>
>>I'd expected to see here something about the different file systems
>>themselves, FAT, NTFS, etc but there's no mention either in the spec
>>or in the LPI cram book.
>>
> With emphasis on EXT2/3, ReiserFS, XFS...

Now you're just showing off <hits 'print' so can go look them up later>

> I guess from a sys admin's piont of view they're all the same barring
> some performance differences in different circumstances - the setup is
> still the same as the implementation is worried about at a lower
> level.
> If that's the case then perhaps the LPI don't worry about the
> specifics... that said, the LPI stuff has sounded pretty in depth so
> I'm
> clearly making it up as I go along.

Makes sense tho

> Does the LPI want you to know the differences between normal
> partitions and LVM (logical volume management)?

I've not seen that mentioned (and consequently have no idea what it
is). So far (and it's early days), I'm just at primary and extended
partitions, separating /home and /boot, and working out cylinder 1024.

J