Determining Which Slices to Use

When you set up a disk's file systems, you choose not only the size of each slice, but also which slices to use. Your decisions about these matters depend on the configuration of the system to which the disk is attached and the software you want to install on the disk.

System configurations that need disk space are as follows:

• Servers

• Standalone systems

Each system configuration requires the use of different slices. The following table lists these requirements.

Table 31–4 System Configurations and Slice Requirements

Slice	Servers	Standalone Systems
0	root	root
1	swap	swap
2	—	—
3	/export	—
6	/usr	/usr
7	/export/home	/home

For more information about system configurations, see Overview of System Types.

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Note –

The Solaris installation program provides slice size recommendations based on the software you select for installation.

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