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==== /localtmp local disk storage ==== | ==== /localtmp local disk storage ==== | ||
- | Most of our Linux servers/desktops will have a filesystem ''%%localtmp%%''. When we install Linux, most of the hard drive on a server or desktop will go to this filesystem. It is meant to be local scratch disk space, available for all users, that will persist across Operating System upgrades/re-installation. If we need to "reimage" a server, this partition will //not// be erased and anything stored on this partition will be in the same place after reimaging. | + | Most of our Linux servers/desktops will have a filesystem ''%%/localtmp%%''. When we install Linux, most of the hard drive on a server or desktop will go to this filesystem. It is meant to be local scratch disk space, available for all users, that will persist across Operating System upgrades/re-installation. If we need to upgrade the operating system on a server, this partition will //not// be erased and anything stored on this partition will be in the same place after the upgrade. |
- | **Any data in /localtmp is not backed up**. Anything that you delete from this partition can not be recovered. Also bear in mind that every storage device will eventually fail, in the event of a hard drive failure we will **not** be able to recover data from this filesystem. | + | **Files in /localtmp are not backed up**. Any file you delete can not be recovered. Every storage device will eventually fail, and in the event of a hard drive failure we will **not** be able to recover files from this filesystem. |
The advantage of using the /localtmp filesystem is that the disk is local to the server, and performance can typically be better in comparison to network filesystems. | The advantage of using the /localtmp filesystem is that the disk is local to the server, and performance can typically be better in comparison to network filesystems. |