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Raistlin · 17-03-2005, 19:09

Ok, here's the scenario:

My Server (an old tower PC) has 3 HDDs in it.

1 x 4Gb
2 x 80Gb

At present the 4Gb HDD is designated as C: and is the main system drive. This drive currently only has Windows Server 2003, Apache, and PHP installed on it.

The two 80Gb drives are unformatted.

I want to split the drives down into some sort of logical partition structure to make it a bit easier to remember what is where, the problem is that I'm having problems deciding what sort of splits to apply to the drive.

I suppose the first question is, will a 4Gb drive be large enough for a purely system drive? I'm not intending to install any applications on it, any extra applications will be installed to a different partition on one of the other drives.

The second question is, what sort of splits would you apply to the other drives?

I'm thinking that it would be logical to partition them down so that I have seperate logical drives for each of the following areas:

Applications
Web Files (ie. Those files which will be served by Apache)
Backup (I have a Laptop with a 60Gb HDD and obviously I want to back the server system drive up. The Laptop won't neccessarily require a full 60Gb to backup, the intention is that most of the files I use/need will be stored on the server until required)
Files (a mixture of downloaded software etc, and personal files)

I'm open to suggestions on any other areas that you think I should have available as a seperate partition,along with any ideas on what sort of size I should allow for each of the sections above. The Files section won't need to be overly large, I'm intending to clear that out every now and then and transfer anything that I can to CD.

I'd also be interested in any ideas on the best way to restrict access to each of these areas. I'm intending to have only the Web Files section available to Apache, the Applications section probably only available from the server itself. Probably the only section that will be shared across the network is the Files section (and possibly a folder in the Backup section to allow me to backup the Laptop).

Also, anybody got any thoughts on the best way to backup the Server system drive and the Laptop? Ideally I'd like to be able to just copy the entire drive to somewhere safe so that it can be copied back in case of a failure but I'm sure it's not that easy.

Sorry for the length of the post, I'm all of a dither and I knew I could rely on someone here to give me some sage advice

17-03-2005, 19:09	#1
Raistlin Inactive Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Services: Depends on the person and the price they're offering Posts: 12,384	Help me decide - How would you do it? Ok, here's the scenario: My Server (an old tower PC) has 3 HDDs in it. 1 x 4Gb 2 x 80Gb At present the 4Gb HDD is designated as C: and is the main system drive. This drive currently only has Windows Server 2003, Apache, and PHP installed on it. The two 80Gb drives are unformatted. I want to split the drives down into some sort of logical partition structure to make it a bit easier to remember what is where, the problem is that I'm having problems deciding what sort of splits to apply to the drive. I suppose the first question is, will a 4Gb drive be large enough for a purely system drive? I'm not intending to install any applications on it, any extra applications will be installed to a different partition on one of the other drives. The second question is, what sort of splits would you apply to the other drives? I'm thinking that it would be logical to partition them down so that I have seperate logical drives for each of the following areas: Applications Web Files (ie. Those files which will be served by Apache) Backup (I have a Laptop with a 60Gb HDD and obviously I want to back the server system drive up. The Laptop won't neccessarily require a full 60Gb to backup, the intention is that most of the files I use/need will be stored on the server until required) Files (a mixture of downloaded software etc, and personal files) I'm open to suggestions on any other areas that you think I should have available as a seperate partition,along with any ideas on what sort of size I should allow for each of the sections above. The Files section won't need to be overly large, I'm intending to clear that out every now and then and transfer anything that I can to CD. I'd also be interested in any ideas on the best way to restrict access to each of these areas. I'm intending to have only the Web Files section available to Apache, the Applications section probably only available from the server itself. Probably the only section that will be shared across the network is the Files section (and possibly a folder in the Backup section to allow me to backup the Laptop). Also, anybody got any thoughts on the best way to backup the Server system drive and the Laptop? Ideally I'd like to be able to just copy the entire drive to somewhere safe so that it can be copied back in case of a failure but I'm sure it's not that easy. Sorry for the length of the post, I'm all of a dither and I knew I could rely on someone here to give me some sage advice