Wednesday, May 31, 2006
ESX Server Partitions
Mount Point Type Recommended Size Notes
/boot ext3 100 MB Holds the boot kernel image.
swap swap 1 GB This is the swap partition for the Service Console only and NOT the swap file for the ESX Server software.
/ ext3 4 GB Holds the Service Console and VMware ESX Server kernel.
/vmimages ext3 10 GB+ Holds both ISO image files and Template Exported Virtual Disk images.
/home ext3 2 GB Holds the individual Virtual Machine configuration files.
/var ext3 4 GB Hold various VMWare logs
(none) vmkcore 102 MB Holds the core dump file for the VMkernel.
(none) vmfs2 Size of System MemoryDedicated VMFS2 partition for the VMKernal Swap file (VMWare has made recommendations for this swap file to remain on local disk when possible)
(none) vmfs2 Remaining Holds the disk files for the virtual machines. (This space could be rolled into the /vmimages for more storage if necessary or a place to export VMs)
/boot ext3 100 MB Holds the boot kernel image.
swap swap 1 GB This is the swap partition for the Service Console only and NOT the swap file for the ESX Server software.
/ ext3 4 GB Holds the Service Console and VMware ESX Server kernel.
/vmimages ext3 10 GB+ Holds both ISO image files and Template Exported Virtual Disk images.
/home ext3 2 GB Holds the individual Virtual Machine configuration files.
/var ext3 4 GB Hold various VMWare logs
(none) vmkcore 102 MB Holds the core dump file for the VMkernel.
(none) vmfs2 Size of System Memory
(none) vmfs2 Remaining Holds the disk files for the virtual machines. (This space could be rolled into the /vmimages for more storage if necessary or a place to export VMs)
