Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!helios.physics.utoronto.ca!alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca!system From: system@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (System Admin (Mike Peterson)) Subject: Re: SNAKE CLUSTER(?) Message-ID: <1991May16.134249.28640@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department References: <1991Apr15.204425.8682@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <5570633@hpfcdc.HP.COM> Date: Thu, 16 May 1991 13:42:49 GMT > There have been things that HP-UX lacked in the past, like ARPA > services, NFS, etc, all of which we now have. I missed those terribly, > so I consider myself to be realistic in my expectations. But I've never > had partitions on my workstation and I've never felt like I was missing > out on anything (other than the missed pain of outgrown disk partitions, > which I've managed to suplant with the pain of outgrown disks). I too have encountered several problems with systems that require different partitions for paging, /tmp, user files, etc. - one of the nice things about the Apollo Domain/OS is that there are no partitions (unless you want there to be partitions) so we can run programs that have a very large address space, programs that want >500MB scratch disk space (or both) without headaches for users or sysadmins. I agree that it is desirable that the option exist for those who want to use it (it is a quick way to ensure programs don't go wild and fill your whole disk, and the system probably boots faster). Mike. -- Mike Peterson, System Administrator, U/Toronto Department of Chemistry E-mail: system@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca Tel: (416) 978-7094 Fax: (416) 978-8775