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.

There are five system configurations:

• Servers

• Diskless clients

• Standalone systems

• Dataless clients

• Solstice AutoClient systems

Each system configuration requires the use of different slices. Table 21-4 lists these requirements.

Table 21-4 System Configurations and Slice Requirements

Slice	Servers	Diskless Clients	Standalone  Systems	AutoClient  Systems
0	root	(on server)	root	root
1	swap	(on server)	swap	swap
2	--	--	--	--
3	/export	--	--	--
4	/export/swap	--	--	--
5	/opt	(on server)	/opt	(on server)
6	/usr	(on server)	/usr	(on server)
7	/export/home	(on server)	/home	(on server)

See Chapter 4, Managing Server and Client Support (Tasks) 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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