Partition scheme
In IT, a partition scheme is understood to mean two different terms that have to do with the division of volumes into partitions . The term is the German translation of the English partition scheme or partitioning scheme .
Partitioning
The partition scheme is used in all operating systems as a synonym for partition table and LVM . A physical data storage device , a physical volume , is divided into smaller logical areas, so-called partitions or logical volumes , which can be used by one or more operating systems ( multi-boot systems ). While partition tables only provide for division into smaller partitions, an LVM partition scheme can, conversely, divide multiple physical data stores into one or more larger partitions. In addition, an LVM can be partitioned dynamically - this means that data stores can be removed and added during operation. This partition scheme is therefore also referred to as “dynamic disk” under Windows from Microsoft .
Partition layout
The term for the division of a Unixoid system into separate partitions according to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) is also common. Here, individual directories as separate partitions in the system involved (see also mount ) what u. a. Brings advantages in reinstallation, data backup and the optimization of individual file systems . Under FreeBSD this type of partitioning is called partition layout, under Debian GNU / Linux it is called partitioning scheme .
With many Linux distributions, for example, it is customary to use a separate partition for the root directory , which can be formatted safely during a new installation, as it does not contain any documents created by the user. In order for the previous statement to be correct, these in turn have to be on a separate partition for the user directories , which is /homeintegrated under . Likewise, u. a. also /usr/localfor local installations, /optfor additional non-distribution installations, or even e.g. B. /varbe integrated as separate partitions. Since the file system of the partition can be severely fragmented through frequent writing of log files , this effect has no effect on the other partitions and their file systems due to its own partition. It's the same with swap partitions .
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Under macOS , the number of partitions to be created can be selected in the “Partition layout” tab in the hard disk utility.
Other meanings
MSSQL
Under Microsoft SQL Server there are various function calls that PARTITION SCHEMEcontain the wording . These create, modify or delete a partition of a SQL - database .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chapter 15. Advanced Disk Configuration. In: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Deployment Guide. Novell, Inc. et al., October 27, 2011, accessed June 11, 2017 : "Logical Volume Management (LVM) is a disk partitioning scheme that is much more flexible than physical partitioning in standard configurations."
- ↑ David Wolski: Linux Basics: Tips for the Logical Volume Manager. At the beginning there is partitioning: LVM (Logical Volume Management) is no longer just an issue for admins, since LVM has also been offered to desktop users in popular Linux installers. What is behind this disk management? In: PC WORLD. IDG Tech Media GmbH, November 11, 2015, accessed on June 11, 2017 .
- ↑ 9.15.5. Recommended partition scheme. In: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Installation Guide. Red Hat, Inc., 2017, accessed June 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Chapter 2. Installing FreeBSD. 2.6.1. Design a partition layout. In: FreeBSD Handbook. The FreeBSD German Documentation Project, June 10, 2017, accessed June 11, 2017 ( version 50357 ).
- ↑ C.3. Recommended partition schemes. Appendix C. Partitioning for a Debian Installation. In: Debian GNU / Linux - Installation Guide. The Debian Installer Team, 2015, accessed June 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Disk Utility for Mac: Use Disk Utility to partition a physical hard drive. Apple , Inc., accessed June 11, 2017 .
- ↑ CREATE PARTITION SCHEME (Transact-SQL). In: Transact-SQL statements. Microsoft , April 10, 2017, accessed June 11, 2017 .