--- xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-disk.xml 2010/07/21 01:55:53 1.35 +++ xml/htdocs/doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-disk.xml 2011/10/17 19:51:45 1.36 @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ - + @@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ This chapter describes how to partition a disk for future usage. -10.0 -2010-07-20 +11 +2011-10-17
Introduction to Block Devices @@ -144,10 +144,16 @@

-However, multiple partitions have one big disadvantage: if not configured -properly, you might result in having a system with lots of free space on one -partition and none on another. There is also a 15-partition limit for SCSI and -SATA. +However, multiple partitions have disadvantages as well. If not configured +properly, you will have a system with lots of free space on one partition and +none on another. Another nuisance is that separate partitions - especially +for important mountpoints like /usr or /var - often +require the administrator to boot with an initramfs to mount the partition +before other boot scripts start. This isn't always the case though, so YMMV. +

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+There is also a 15-partition limit for SCSI and SATA.