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.

The system configurations are:

• Servers

• Standalone systems

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

Table 28-4 System Configurations and Slice Requirements

Slice	Servers	Standalone  Systems
0	root	root
1	swap	swap
2	--	--
3	/export	--
4	/export/swap	--
5	/opt	/opt
6	/usr	/usr
7	/export/home	/home

See "Overview of System Types" for more information about system configurations.

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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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