Wow ... there is no quick answer for this. Also, it doesn't matter if LVM is used or discrete disks (or minidisks). Your question is actually just Unix FS management. LVM does make enlargement easier.
Commonly, /var holds service content. WebSphere is one of those packages which unfortunately drops its R/W stuff into the moral equivalent of a home directory. (Does use a service ID, so it scores a point for that much. But /var would be better.) Traditional multi-user systems also need /home to be growable and that should cover WebSphere. /tmp too gets eaten up. There is always a tricky balance between using memory for speed versus using a disk (or LV) for capacity. /opt is a great place to put the WebSphere *code*. I understand that it has gotten better in recent releases about letting you split the code (and static data) from the growth and dynamic data. Put the latter elsewhere. (Again, /var/somesuch is best, but /home/somesuch works too.) /opt may grow as you install packages, but should grow slowly. So /opt and /usr and the root should be tightly controlled, should not be writable by anyone but the system maintainer(s). /var and /home and maybe /tmp and /srv can be growable mount points. That's one man's opinion, speaking only for myself. -- R; Rick Troth Velocity Software http://www.velocitysoftware.com/ On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 10:43 AM, Mark Workman <[email protected]> wrote: > What are recommended LVM mount points for a Linux guest? I currently use > /opt for my WebSphere installations, but occasionally fill up /. > > Thanks, > > Mark Workman > Shelter Insurance Companies > 573.214.4672 > [email protected] > > This e-mail is intended only for its addressee and may contain information > that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure. If > you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by > e-mailing [email protected]; then delete the original message. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ -- -- R; Rick Troth Velocity Software http://www.velocitysoftware.com/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
