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From: jsadler@misty.boeing.com (Jim Sadler)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: SNAKE CLUSTER(?)
Message-ID: <1150070@misty.boeing.com>
Date: 16 May 91 16:40:04 GMT
References: <1991Apr15.204425.8682@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
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/ misty:comp.sys.hp / rer@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Rob Robason) /  4:06 pm  May 14, 1991 /

>Not that I'm to blame for not having partitions on workstations, but
	Well I wouldn't blame anyone (who me?) but, I would like to put
	the person who made the decision into my shoes at times.
>I've never seen any real benefit.  I've seen lots of problems result from 
>fixed system partitions filling up and having to be tinkered with to recover.
I would much rather "tinker" with a /tmp, /usr/tmp, /usr/spool/*
partitions than the / partition.

>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've found that on HP-UX systems, we out grow the partitions because we
can't size them to the application/use of the system. (Any chance of LVM
by 8.5 ?)

>Given that many of our workstations are managed by the using engineer,
		        ^^^^^^^^^^^^
		       This is your use and maybe the majorities use it
		       is not everyones use.  The 300/400 make good
		       solid platforms for servers, multiuser, and data
		       collection/analasise systems.  Here they are VERY
		       seldom used as workstations.

>What IS the big advantage to partitions on a workstation?
It depends on what you are doing.  Be flexible.  Let the customer
implement policy and give her the tools to do the job.

>Rob

>"Yes, I work for HP, but ignore what I say here:  it's strictly my own."
	Thank you very much.  I don't know about anyone else but I value
	HP employee's opinions more than HP's.
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