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ESX Server 3 and VirtualCenter Installation Guide
98 VMware, Inc.
Table A1describestherequiredpartitions.
Table A-1. ESX Server Required Partitions
Mount Point Type
Recommended Storage
by Host Disk Configuration
Partition Description
Internal
Disk with
External
SAN,
NAS, or
iSCSI SAN Only
Internal
Disk
Only
/boot ext3 100MB
Location:
internal
disk
100MB
Location:
LUN0
100MB Storesinformationrequiredtoboot
theESX Serverhostsystem.
For example,thisiswherethegrub
andLILObootloadersreside.
Thebootdriveusuallydefaultsto
thespecified/bootpartition
location.
Notapplicable swap 544MB
Location:
internal
disk
544MB
Location:
LUN0
544MB AllowsESX Servertouse
disk
spacewhenmorememoryis
neededthanthephysicalRAM
allows.
Theminimumvalueis100MB.
Note:Donotconfusethe
ESX Serverswappartitionwith
virtualmachineswapspace.
See theResourceManagementGuide.
/ext35GB
Location:
internal
disk
5GB
Location:
LUN0
5GB ContainstheESX Serveroperating
systemandservices,accessible
throughtheserviceconsole.
Also
containsthirdpartyaddon
servicesorapplicationsyouinstall.
Note:Runningtheinstallation
scripttocopythecontentsofthe
ESX ServerinstallationCD
requiresabout460MBofspace.